• Formulating

  Hair Mousse with CAPB

  Posted by snowflake113 on June 1, 2021 at 3:20 pm

  Hello,

  I am looking to formulate a leave-in hair mousse using Cocamidopropyl Betaine for its foaming properties. My test formula included 2%, but it did not have good foam. How much CAPB can be used in leave-in hair products? I have searched online but haven’t been able to find anything.

  Thanks!

  snowflake113 replied 3 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies

  • capb
  • foam
  • hair care
  • hair product
  • leave-in-conditioner
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  ngarayeva001

  Member

  June 1, 2021 at 11:16 pm

  2% as supplied?

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  snowflake113

  Member

  June 16, 2021 at 9:50 pm

  What does as supplied mean?  I just used 2% CAPB in the formula. Thanks!

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  Paprik

  Member

  June 17, 2021 at 2:33 am

  CAPB is usually around 30% dilution. The rest is water with possible preservative … That’s what @ngarayeva001 meant by “as supplied”.

  If you add 2% into formula, you’ll have 0.6% of actual CAPB in finish product. Do you think it’s enough to create a foam?  

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  chemicalmatt

  Member

  June 17, 2021 at 9:03 pm

  What @Paprik said…and to answer the original question: no limit to CAPB 30% in rinse-off products, not that you’d need to use more than 20% of it in anything.

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  ngarayeva001

  Member

  June 17, 2021 at 10:22 pm

  Bring it up at least to 2% ASM. 

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  snowflake113

  Member

  June 22, 2021 at 1:54 pm

  Thank you all, I will try that!

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