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  • %1 line in Shampoo from Pantene

    Posted by Abdullah on April 16, 2021 at 3:22 am

    What would be the %1 line in this Shampoo from Pantene?

    Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Stearyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cetyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Polyquaternium-6, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tetrasodium Edta, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Trihydroxystearin, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Silica, Iron Oxides, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone

    Abdullah replied 3 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
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  • singhc10

    Member
    April 16, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    @Abdullah
    Possibly starting from cetyl alcohol or fragrance, just a guess

  • OldPerry

    Member
    April 16, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    That would be my guess too.
    Certainly, they don’t have 1% Citric Acid.
    They likely have >1% Sodium Chloride.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    April 17, 2021 at 1:07 am

    @Perry @singhc10 thanks.
    So what would be the amount of sodium citrate which is is above CAPB, Sodium Xylenesulfonate and SLS? 
    And what would it do in such high amount? 

  • em88

    Member
    April 19, 2021 at 6:47 am

    Abdullah said:

    @Perry @singhc10 thanks.
    So what would be the amount of sodium citrate which is is above CAPB, Sodium Xylenesulfonate and SLS? 
    And what would it do in such high amount? 

    Most likely to dissolve something in an alkaline pH.

  • PhilGeis

    Member
    April 19, 2021 at 9:27 am

    Pantene shampoos are mildly acidic in pH.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    April 20, 2021 at 4:31 am

    @PhilGeis @em88 it has citric acid and very small amount of that is enough to adjust the pH to what ever value they want. Sodium citrate is the second ingredient listed after the main surfactant which would be around %10 and more than CAPB, NACL and everything else. It doesn’t look that high amount of sodium citrate is there just to adjust the pH.

    What other things can sodium citrate do? 

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