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Good Resources for learning to make Men’s Hair products?
Specifically looking to learn how to create hair clays and pomades. Can anyone recommend me some good resources for learning? Also, how much do formulating services typically run?
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1 http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/
Her blog can take you from being a total newbie to an intermediate level formulator.2 Browse the big chemical manufacturers websites (i.e. Stepan, Clariant, Kao, Croda) and print out their sample recipes
then search the products used and write down the chemical names (INCI).3 Read, read and read chemistscorner.com
Use both the internal search function and Google the words you want (you can use ” ” for an exact search) add site:chemistscorner.com to restrict the search to this website.4 Call/browse your local chemical suppliers to see what products they have and which ones they don’t,
as you don’t want to mail order everything. Also you don’t want to miss out great ingredients just because your local shops don’t have it in stock.4 Finally begin posting here.
By the way, I can tell you that the market for men’s hair clays and pomades seems to be slowly fading, with no end in sight, as most of them tend to clump the hair together, making thinning hair even more noticeable.
Spray-on hold products seems to be the future (in a manly pump bottle) -
By the way, I can tell you that the market for men’s hair clays and pomades seems to be slowly fading, with no end in sight, as most of them tend to clump the hair together, making thinning hair even more noticeable.
Nonsense! I’m completely bald and I love the clay ones. After it sets, I use one of those fine-toothed nit combs on it, give it a quick blast with the heat gun, and it looks just like hair! -
Extra-hold hair mortar coming?
These funny posts depict how little we men know and (pretend to) care about beauty products.A sales pitch like
‘this product holds hairstyle without making thinning hair more noticeable’
Will get a reply like: ‘Oh, I don’t care about baldness, but I’ll buy it as a gift for my brother’ when it’s actually for him. [add cash register bell sound for the sale here.Now seriously
@phillipc421 for learning you can:
1 Surf swiftcraftmonkey blog
http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/2 Look for free sample formulas in the major chemical manufacturers websites
like Stepan, Pilot Chemical, Clariant, Croda, Kao.3 Search and read old posts in chemistscorner.
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Appreciate the responses guys, I’ll return with any questions!
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