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  • Hair softening ingredients in shampoo to use along with a nonionic surfactant.

    Posted by Bluebird on February 22, 2025 at 12:01 am

    Are there some potential ingredients to include in a shampoo to give hair soft feeling even after the hair is shampooed and dried?

    Surfactant I’m using is nonionic.

    • This discussion was modified 16 hours, 33 minutes ago by  Bluebird.
    Fedaro replied 1 hour, 31 minutes ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Fedaro

    DIY formulator
    February 22, 2025 at 3:03 pm

    You could try Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Quaternium-80, or Polyquaternium-10.

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