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  Hair conditioner

  Posted by vishsella62 on December 18, 2024 at 8:39 am

  Hi,

  I’m actually having stability problem with my hair conditioner. Product separating into 2 phases. Could you please help. Formulation is as follows:

  water 83.32%

  Hydroxyethyl cellulose 0.95%

  Citric Acid 0.03%

  Quaternium 87 3.5%

  Glycerin 2%

  Cetyl Alcohol 2.2%

  Stearyl Alcohol 1.5%

  Isopropyl Palmitate 4.5%

  D-Panthenol 75W 0.5%

  Soium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate 1%

  Perfume 0.5%

  Thank You

  Adamnfineman replied 1 hour, 51 minutes ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Adamnfineman

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  December 18, 2024 at 10:52 am

  Hi, it looks like you’re missing an emulsifier here. Your fatty alcohols can support an emulsion but they won’t cut it on their own. A pretty common one in conditioners is Glyceryl Stearate SE.

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