Plan your formula, batch quantities and processing.
Explore reference formulas with batch calculations and processing steps. Define colour and sensory targets for your prototype.
Your formulation
Product → colour reference → formula → sample
% w/w
Reference formula: 5% AHE. You can calculate 0.5–5% or a base without AHE (0%). Confirm the suitable amount for your product separately.Request the current Formulation Guide ↗
Your formulation starting pointOral Care→Toothpaste→Colour, texture & sensory
Live formulation result
Alpine Black Ritual
Colour references and sensory targets for your next matched lab comparison.
01 · ColourColour target still open
Light mineral starting point for choosing a target. This is not a prediction of this formula's colour. Select a reference below.
Choose a colour reference
Colour examples guide your choice. Confirm the colour in your complete formula; the images do not predict the result.
Source photograph · A documented marketed toothpaste can present as a glossy near-black finished formula. The image does not change with your dose or target.The colour belongs to the complete marketed formula and may reflect additional pigments. It is not an AHE-only colour claim and is not the public 5% guide formula.AI-assisted neutral crop from a documented market image · colour reference only02 · Touch & feelClean extrusion, polished texture and a precise fresh-flavour route without visual gimmicks.
01Clean extrusion
02Smooth, polished brushing texture
03Complete rinse without gritty residue
Test these targets in the same base with and without AHE. They are not measured results for your formula.
03 · Odour / flavour
01Assess paste headspace and flavour identity
02Rate flavour release and intrinsic-note masking during brushing
03Check the aftertaste and five-minute residual
Compare the odour of samples with and without AHE before choosing fragrance or flavour. Keep the sample identities hidden during assessment.
Source formula: 1% Parfum / Aroma. Choosing an odour target does not change the ingredients. For an unfragranced comparison, both bases must be reformulated without fragrance.
04 · Quantitative formulaToothpaste · black conceptOpen percentage table, batch calculation and process skeleton
Enter the AHE amount agreed for your product to calculate the adjusted formula.
Swipe the formula horizontally to see function, percentage and batch weight →
Phase
INCI
Function
Without AHE % w/w
Source % w/w
1 kg batch
W
Aqua
Water / adjusted when AHE changes
38.500
33.500
335.00 g
W
Xylitol
Humectant / sweetener
19.500
19.500
195.00 g
T
Glycerin, Aqua
Humectant
10.000
10.000
100.00 g
T
Xanthan Gum
Rheology / suspension
1.000
1.000
10.00 g
S
Peat Extract
AHE
0.000
5.000
50.00 g
S
Hydrated Silica
Abrasive / structure
15.000
15.000
150.00 g
D
Aqua, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Surfactant
15.000
15.000
150.00 g
A
Parfum
Flavour
1.000
1.000
10.00 g
Total
100.00
100.00
1000 g
Processing steps
01Heat the water phase to 80°C.
02Premix glycerin and xanthan; add under homogenisation.
03Cool under stirring and add hydrated silica in portions.
04At 40°C add surfactant and flavour; mix to uniformity with controlled air removal.
Boundary: The calculator adjusts only AHE and water. Abrasion, fluoride status, flavour, microbiology, cleaning performance, safety and market classification still need separate assessment.
Next development step
Alpine Black Ritual
Does the selected AHE level achieve glossy colour target, polished texture, clean extrusion, flavour and brushing mouthfeel in the complete Toothpaste?
Available starting pointComplete reference formula
All ingredients and percentages are available. Test the formula with your own materials and process.
ComparisonWithout AHE → with AHE
Compare the same base without AHE and with the AHE amount chosen for your product.
Project input · not a technical approvalAHE level to confirm
Request the current guide before batching; do not infer a universal level.
Project file & revisionsKeep a local project, compare revisions and prepare your Decision Brief
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Test detailsView comparison, formula references and test stepsOral Care · Toothpaste · Colour, texture & sensory
Test labels: C0 means the base without AHE; T1 means the matching base with AHE.
Public 5% guide formulaOral Care · Toothpaste
Decision question
Does the selected AHE level achieve glossy colour target, polished texture, clean extrusion, flavour and brushing mouthfeel in the complete Toothpaste?
01
Formulation inspiration
Turn documented formulation context into a product direction of your own.
Concept seed · not a product claim
Alpine Black Ritual
A distinctive toothpaste concept in which the deep finished-formula colour creates a memorable premium oral-care moment.
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Deep-black signatureSofter mineral greyFluoride status by market
Anonymised market colour precedent
A documented marketed toothpaste can present as a glossy near-black finished formula.
The colour belongs to the complete marketed formula and may reflect additional pigments. It is not an AHE-only colour claim and is not the public 5% guide formula.AI-assisted neutral crop from a documented market image · colour reference only
Material expression
A glossy near-black paste only when that colour is deliberately engineered and owned by the complete formula.
Sensory character
Clean extrusion, polished texture and a precise fresh-flavour route without visual gimmicks.
Formulator's hook
Build colour target, humectant system, silica structure, flavour and extrusion as one complete toothpaste architecture.
Technical foundationDocumented guide concept
Complete toothpaste guide formula
Closest because a format-specific AHE guide route is documented.
Reference maturityM4 · Complete reference formula
All ingredients and percentages are available. Test the formula with your own materials and process.
Reference context5% AHE in the public guide formulaShown for orientation. It does not populate the project level.
Anonymised reference formulaA workable composition to interrogate—not a copy-and-launch formula.
The format architecture, the closest documented context and the comparison logic.
Revalidate in your batch
This complete 100% guide supports prototype planning. The primary 28-day toothpaste report does not state AHE concentration; matching the guide to that study batch remains open.
Compare 1 other relevant route
Anonymised market pattern
Fluoride and fluoride-free toothpaste routes
AHE level not disclosed
Humectant and polishing system · AHE + mint-flavour route · Fluoride status, classification and claims set per target market
Use the two market routes as positioning alternatives, not as interchangeable regulatory pathways.
Best cases are used as decision support, not as borrowed product proof. Customer names, trade names and logos are omitted. The planned AHE level, complete formula, process, stability, safety, package, performance and claims remain project-specific gates.
02
Comparison design
Run a matched comparison, not an isolated AHE sample.
C0Reference
Complete matched base without AHE
T1Decision batch
Same base + AHE at the approved project level
T2Only if required
One adjusted level only after the target colour and sensory window is written down
Change only
AHE presence and planned project level · Route focus: glossy colour target, polished texture, clean extrusion, flavour and brushing mouthfeel
AHE level
TO CONFIRM FROM CURRENT CONTROLLED GUIDANCE
Material reference
Record AHE lot, COA and specification revision at batching
Appearance under fixed lighting and after the defined use step
Matched C0/T1 comparison: pH, rheology and extrusion; Colour, gloss and particle distribution; Flavour, mouthfeel, foam and rinse
Explore other documented colour outcomesRaw material, BB cream, day cream, cleansing gel, shampoo and toothpaste
Original formulation colour evidence
Dark raw material. More than one finished colour outcome.
Vehicle, opacity, pigments, AHE level, process and use state shape the finished expression.
Raw-material referenceRaw AHEThe starting material is dark brown. It does not determine the finished formula colour on its own.
Original guide-formula colour ladderBB cream · 0.25–4.0%Same complete base and pigment system across the photographed level ladder. Colour evidence only; not blemish-efficacy evidence.
Original guide-formula colour ladderDay cream · 0.1–1.5%The photographed range belongs to this emulsion and its defined level ladder.
Original formula and use-state comparisonCleansing gel → foamVehicle and use state visibly change the material expression in this documented cleanser route.
Original finished-formula swatchShampooThis pale translucent result is specific to the photographed shampoo formula, level and process.
What this proves: a dark ingredient does not force one dark finished-product aesthetic. What it does not prove: a universal shade prediction. Confirm colour in the matched batch under fixed lighting.
Reference libraryOpen formulation parameters and mapped format breadth02
For the R&D team turning an idea into its own base
Keep the material and process choices visible.
Six parameters connect the creative direction to the complete base while ingredient specification, guide experience and finished-product responsibilities remain separate.
Current ingredient specification
Request current version
Use the controlled specification applicable to the project and supplied material.
Formulation vehicle
Define the complete system
Vehicle, water phase, rheology and other materials can change dispersion and appearance.
Addition and process
Confirm for the format
Review order of addition, temperature history, shear and homogenisation for the complete formula.
Colour and texture
Evaluate in the exact base
AHE load, base colour, opacity, particle distribution and packaging visibility shape the final expression.
Low-viscosity formats
Plan physical stability
Assess settling, redispersion, use instructions and packaging in the target system.
Finished product
Validate independently
Confirm stability, microbiology, safety, packaging, performance and claims.
03
Mapped formulation breadth
One Alpine material can lead to very different product experiences.
Use this index when the selected Studio route needs an adjacent format reference.
Area
Documented format
Inspiration status
Use
Skin care
Day cream sensitive
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Complexion
BB cream / skin tint
Complete guide formula + photographed 0.25–4.0% ladder
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Complexion
Face powder / compact
Complete 1% guide formula
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Cleansing
Cleansing gel
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Cleansing
Purifying foam cleanser
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Masks
Wash-off / peel-off concepts
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Colour
Compact foundation
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Oral care
Toothpaste
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Oral care
Mouthwash
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Hair care
Shampoo / conditioner
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
Scalp care
Scalp mask
Mapped concept seed
Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product
02
Controlled handover from concept to validation
Four gates keep a precedent from becoming an unsupported promise.
Define, select, introduce and validate—then carry the finished brief into the responsible project review.
01
Define
Set format, target market, sensory direction and evidence question.
02
Select
Choose the closest published precedent within its actual context.
03
Introduce
Add AHE according to the formula-specific phase and process.
04
Validate
Test the complete product, packaging and intended market communication.
For the formulator ready to turn one direction into a prototype
Choose the idea that fits. Bring the exact unresolved question. Build a formula of your own.