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  Hair leave in formula

  Posted by hadyl on February 25, 2022 at 5:30 pm

  hello, I need professional opinions about this formula of curly hair leave in:
  water phase=

  distalled water
  xanthane gum 0.2%
  cetrimonium chloride 0,2%
  glycerine 5%
  benzoate sodium 1%
  sorbate potassium 0,4%
  prickly pear lief extract 66,6

  oil phase =
  coconut oil 5,75%
  olive oil 5,75%
  castor oil 0,5%
  jojoba oil 1,5%
  avocado oil 1,5%
  glyceryl stearate 4% (cutina gms V)
  Cetearyl Alcohol 3% (Lanette o) 
  Shia butter 4%

  Cold phase =
  parfum 1%
  Vitamin E 0.1%
  citric acid 

  ngarayeva001 replied 2 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies

  • formula
  • glyceryl-stearate
  • hair care
  • preservative
  • stability
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  CedarS

  Member

  February 25, 2022 at 6:50 pm

  My initial reaction is that it’s a lot of oils and butter for a leave-in on hair. I suspect it will leave the hair feeling greasy. Also, the fragrance is high for a leave-in formulation. 

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  OldPerry

  Member

  February 25, 2022 at 10:27 pm

  To get any useful responses, you should ask a specific question. What specifically do you want to know about the formula?  I agree with @CedarS that it will likely be very heavy and greasy for a leave in formula. A leave in conditioner shouldn’t be more than say 5 - 10% solids. The rest should be water.

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  ngarayeva001

  Member

  February 25, 2022 at 11:41 pm

  Do not mix cationic emulsifiers with anionic rheology modifiers in a liquid product. Also, not enough emulsifier.

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