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Amodimethicone Question
Hello everyone,
I hope you’re all well. I have a question about using amodimethicone in curly hair product formulations. I understand that keeping the polarity of lipids consistent is important. However, does this also apply to amodimethicone since it is water-soluble? For instance, if I use a polar ester in a leave-in conditioner along with amodimethicone, would syneresis be an issue due to the difference in polarity? I assume it wouldn’t be a problem because amodimethicone is water-soluble, but I’m not a professional, so I wanted to ask for your insights. Thanks in advance.
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Hi. Amodimethicone is not water soluble. Some ether silicones are water dispersible, but that’s about it. They are large molecules and unlike water soluble polymers, they don’t have enough polar groups to hep disolver them. If you’re making an emulsion, I wouldn’t worry for oil compatibility. If your base is anhydrous, then you need to check its solubility on your base (esters and silicones can be combined up to some limit).
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The end product is a hair conditioner, so this helps a lot. Thank you so much.
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