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Rice bran oil facial cleanser OEM/ODM manufacturing
Rice Bran Oil Facial Cleanser · OEM/ODM
Rice bran oil (INCI: Oryza Sativa Bran Oil) is the fatty oil pressed from the bran layer of the rice grain, a milling by-product familiar to Vietnamese consumers. Rice, rice bran and rice-rinsing water appear in traditional beauty practices across Asia; that is a cultural story for your brand, not evidence of efficacy. In cosmetics, the well-supported role of rice bran oil is as an emollient (its CosIng function) and an occlusive skin conditioner (CIR safety assessment); data on γ-oryzanol and tocotrienols come mostly from cell, animal or oral studies. That is why this rice bran oil cleanser is built as a creamy facial cleanser for dry and normal skin: a gentle amino acid, glucoside and betaine cleansing system that carries some rice bran oil so skin feels soft after rinsing. It is a rinse-off product, and most of the oil leaves with the rinse water, so what the product promises is cleansing and an after-wash skin feel measured on the finished product, not the effects of individual oil components. Butter-C offers turnkey OEM/ODM manufacturing, from formula development and testing to labeled finished goods and the notification dossier.
Formula base
Rice bran oil in a gentle cleansing base
The formula has three parts: the cleansing system, an oil phase featuring rice bran oil, and the humectants. Oil and surfactants pull in opposite directions (oil lowers foam and makes the system harder to stabilize), so the three parts are fixed together.
Rice bran oil: choosing the right material
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil is the oil; it differs from Oryza Sativa Bran Extract (a bran extract), Oryza Sativa Starch (starch) and Oryzanol (γ-oryzanol listed as a separate ingredient). Crude and refined oils differ: most of the γ-oryzanol and tocopherol is lost during refining (Pestana-Bauer et al., 2012), so the certificate of analysis for each lot should state the oil type, acid value and peroxide value.
Amino acid primary surfactants
Sodium cocoyl glycinate, sodium lauroyl glutamate. CIR records sodium cocoyl glycinate in rinse-off products at 0.2–20% (reported concentrations, not recommendations); active content is calculated from the certificate of analysis. Glycinate is pH-sensitive: lowering the pH can cause clouding, precipitation or thickening.
Secondary surfactants
Cocamidopropyl betaine, coco-glucoside: finer, more stable lather. Mildness is a property of the whole blend and is measured on the finished product. Both groups have documented contact allergy (for CAPB mainly via the impurities amidoamine and DMAPA), so materials with an impurity certificate are selected.
Humectants and oil-phase protection
Glycerin, betaine (trimethylglycine, not cocamidopropyl betaine) and panthenol for a soft feel after rinsing. Tocopherol in the oil phase and disodium EDTA to bind metal ions are the two measures that protect rice bran oil from rancidity.
Key technical points
Keeping the oil in, keeping the lather, preventing rancidity
These three points are where an oil-containing cleanser differs from a standard one; each is settled by testing on samples.
Getting oil into the cleansing system
Rice bran oil does not dissolve in water. At low levels it can be dispersed in a thickened surfactant base; higher levels need an emulsifier system (glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol) or a polymer that suspends oil droplets (acrylates copolymer). About 1–5% oil is the starting point (formulation experience), confirmed by centrifugation and accelerated aging.
Oil lowers foam
Adding oil makes the lather lower and less stable (formulation experience). The formula rebalances total surfactant, the betaine ratio and the oil level; a "light-lather cream" positioning holds more oil than a "rich foam" positioning.
Protecting the oil phase from oxidation
Linoleic acid makes up about one third of the fatty acids in rice bran oil (Rukmini and Raghuram, 1991, one edible-oil source). At 40 °C, edible rice bran oil was more oxidatively stable than rapeseed and soybean oils (Rahmania et al., 2020), but refined oil may have lost most of its γ-oryzanol. So tocopherol and EDTA are still added, the oil goes in at as low a temperature as the process allows, the packaging blocks light, and peroxide value and odor are monitored.
pH and preservation
pH is set from the pH–clarity–viscosity curve of the actual surfactant system, not a default 5.5. Preservation with phenoxyethanol/ethylhexylglycerin (phenoxyethanol ≤ 1%, ASEAN Annex VI) or sodium benzoate/potassium sorbate when the pH is low enough; a preservative efficacy (challenge) test to ISO 11930 on the oil-containing formula.
Three formulation directions
Three ways to bring rice bran oil into the cleansing step
Light-lather cream cleanser
Amino acid, betaine and glucoside system with a low level of rice bran oil and a fine, moderate lather. For normal and slightly dry skin, morning and evening.
Low-foam lotion cleanser
An oil-in-water emulsion with less surfactant and more rice bran oil; massaged in, then rinsed off with water. For dry skin and dry seasons; feels less squeaky-clean than a foaming cleanser.
Second step of a double-cleansing set
A gentle cleanser paired with a cleansing oil or cleansing balm containing rice bran oil, so the whole set shares one ingredient story.
Packaging designed with the formula
Tubes need enough viscosity not to run when squeezed; pump bottles need less. Opaque, light-blocking packs with little headspace help limit oil oxidation; tubes and gaskets are compatibility-tested with the oil phase alongside the samples.
Parameters we monitor
What our R&D lab measures on every sample
These are the parameters Butter-C monitors during formula development and scale-up to production. Specific limits are agreed with you on the approved sample and then written into the product's in-house specification.
- Appearance & odor
- Color, odor, homogeneity; a rancid note is an early sign of oxidation. Compared with the reference sample kept in the R&D lab.
- pH
- Measured on a 10% solution at 25°C; pH drift is tracked, since glycinate systems change clarity and viscosity when pH drifts.
- Viscosity
- Measured with a rotational viscometer, recording spindle and speed. Directly linked to the tube or pump format.
- Emulsion stability
- Centrifugation, storage at 40°C and freeze–thaw cycling; monitored for oil separation, surface oil film and creaming.
- Acid & peroxide value of incoming oil
- Checked for every lot of rice bran oil and compared with the certificate of analysis before production.
- Foam height & stability
- Ross–Miles or in-house method; re-measured at each oil level because oil lowers foam.
- After-wash sensory test
- Volunteers rate tightness, dryness and greasiness after washing, the basis for a "does not leave skin feeling tight" label claim.
- Microbiology & challenge test
- Tested at a GLP / ISO 17025-accredited laboratory; preservative efficacy (challenge) test to ISO 11930.
- Packaging compatibility
- Filled into the actual tube or bottle and gasket; monitored for deformation, oil permeation and material odor.
Claims
Claims for a rinse-off product with rice bran oil
A cleanser is on the skin only briefly and most of the oil leaves with the rinse water; how much γ-oryzanol or tocotrienol from rice bran oil stays on the skin after rinsing has not been measured. Claims are therefore based on cleansing and skin feel measured on the finished product, not on data for the oil. Annex 03-MP of Vietnam's Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT does not accept claims of preventing or reversing aging. Butter-C reviews the wording on labels and marketing materials when preparing the notification dossier.
Cleanses away dirt and excess sebum
Instead of: detoxifies skin, effects on bacteria, deep pore cleansing.
Does not leave skin feeling tight after washing (with sensory test results)
Instead of: repairs the skin barrier, deep hydration.
With rice bran oil; skin feels soft after rinsing (needs testing)
Instead of: whitening from γ-oryzanol, anti-aging, sun protection.
For dry and normal skin
Instead of: claims of an effect on skin disease or acne.
Origin and story
State "Vietnamese rice bran oil" only when the supplier provides proof of origin; present rice bran and rice-water beauty stories clearly as tradition.
Warnings and directions
Avoid contact with eyes; stop use if irritation occurs. No case reports of contact allergy to rice bran oil were found, but no data does not mean no risk; people with sensitive skin should test on a small area first.
Manufacturing specifications
Current capabilities
- Format
- Light-lather cream cleanser or low-foam lotion cleanser; can be developed as a set with a cleansing oil.
- Pack formats
- Tubes, pump bottles. Volume agreed when packaging is selected.
- Minimum order quantity
- Agreed per order, depending on the format and pack chosen.
- Testing
- Performed at a GLP / ISO 17025-accredited laboratory; certificate of analysis delivered with every batch.
- Documentation
- Product Information File (PIF) and notification dossier prepared by Butter-C, with the certificate of analysis for the rice bran oil.
- Packaging
- Label design, printing and packing run in parallel with formula development.
Suggested product concept
Creamy rice bran oil cleanser for dry skin
A product concept to help you picture the possibilities, not a ready-made product for sale. The actual formula is developed around your brand's positioning and price range.
Amino acid cleansing system
Sodium cocoyl glycinate with cocamidopropyl betaine and coco-glucoside; fine, moderate lather.
Rice bran oil as the named ingredient
At a low level, stabilized with a polymer; certificate of analysis stating oil type and peroxide value; tocopherol in the oil phase.
Glycerin, betaine, panthenol
Humectants for a soft feel after rinsing; the effect is assessed in a sensory test with volunteers.
100 ml opaque tube, fragrance-free
Light-blocking tube; the label says "fragrance-free" when no fragrance is used, though base ingredients may still have a faint odor of their own.
Customization options
What you can specify
Within the same product type, each brand targets a different customer group. Tell us your requirements in the areas below, and our team of pharmacists will develop a matching formula.
Cleansing system
Amino acid, glucoside, or a glucoside-free system for people with a known allergy to this group; it determines lather, skin feel and cost.
Rice bran oil level
Less oil to keep the lather, or more oil for a low-foam lotion; linked to emulsion stability.
Oil grade
Refined oil or oil that keeps more minor components; to mention γ-oryzanol on the label, the certificate of analysis for each lot must state the measured content and the test method.
Rice bran product set
Paired with a cleansing oil, cleansing balm or fermented rice bran toner to keep one ingredient story.
Fragrance and color
Fragrance-free or lightly scented; the natural color of the base or adjusted to the label.
Ingredient direction
Sulfate-free, vegan, paraben-free; please state these from the start so suitable raw materials can be selected.
Further reading
Related topics
Rice bran oil in cosmetics
Composition, γ-oryzanol by oil grade, the level of evidence for topical use, stability and ASEAN regulations (in Vietnamese).
Facial cleanser manufacturing
General principles of the surfactant system, conditioning phase and pH in facial cleansers.
Sodium cocoyl glycinate in cosmetics
Why glycinate systems are pH-sensitive, and the current data on mildness (in Vietnamese).
Cleansing oil manufacturing
The first cleansing step, which can use rice bran oil in the oil phase.
Double cleansing
How a cleansing oil and a facial cleanser work together in one routine (in Vietnamese).
How we work
From idea to finished batch
Eight steps and three milestones signed off by both sides: approved sample, notification number, finished batch. Step-by-step details (in Vietnamese) →
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