Home Cosmetic Science Talk Formulating Hair 5% ingredients

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 1, 2021 at 5:55 am

    @Perry

  • Graillotion

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    July 1, 2021 at 6:52 am

    Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.

  • abierose

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    July 1, 2021 at 7:39 am

    I would think this would very much depend on the ingredient you’re using…each and every ingredient has its own suggested and maximum usage rates…and I agree with @Graillotion…there are a lot of ingredients that can cause serious injury and/or damage if used at 5%…some even at .5% or less! At the very least, most ingredients would not give any more perceivable benefit when used at more than 1-2%. But again, each ingredient is different.

  • OldPerry

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    July 1, 2021 at 11:43 am

    Depends on the ingredient. There is no 5% rule that applies to everything.

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 1, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.

    I’m making a “hair growth oil” and what do u mean by “Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.”

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 1, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    abierose said:

    I would think this would very much depend on the ingredient you’re using…each and every ingredient has its own suggested and maximum usage rates…and I agree with @Graillotion…there are a lot of ingredients that can cause serious injury and/or damage if used at 5%…some even at .5% or less! At the very least, most ingredients would not give any more perceivable benefit when used at more than 1-2%. But again, each ingredient is different.

    I’m making a hair oil

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 1, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    Perry said:

    Depends on the ingredient. There is no 5% rule that applies to everything.

    making a hair oil 

  • MarkBroussard

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    July 1, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    I thought the 5% rule was where you add every ingredient at 5% each to keep the math simple?

  • abierose

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    July 1, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    I thought the 5% rule was where you add every ingredient at 5% each to keep the math simple?

    ????

  • OldPerry

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    July 2, 2021 at 11:58 am

    If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.

    If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 2, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    Perry said:

    If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.

    If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.

    thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product

  • Graillotion

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    July 2, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    Perry said:

    If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.

    If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.

    thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product

    Last time I checked, Minoxidil is a drug, not a cosmetic.

    This is a completely different arena.  I think it was only a suggestion of what works….not something you should pursue.

  • tianaloveorganics

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    July 3, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    Perry said:

    If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.

    If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.

    thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product

    Last time I checked, Minoxidil is a drug, not a cosmetic.

    This is a completely different arena.  I think it was only a suggestion of what works….not something you should pursue.

    Ok

  • ngarayeva001

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    July 3, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.

    I’m making a “hair growth oil” and what do u mean by “Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.”

    Some ingredients are more than effective at tiny %. You don’t need more 0.2% of EDTA or 0.05% of BHA (or BHT). Ingredients like retinol can cause serious damage at 5% 

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