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  Best co emulsifier

  Posted by Abdullah on May 1, 2020 at 5:13 am

  From these 5 co-emulsifiers, which one has best skin feel and which one has best hair feel?

  Cetearyl alcohol
  Cetyl alcohol
  Stearyl alcohol
  Glyceryl oleate
  Glyceryl stearate

  Abdullah replied 3 years, 12 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies

  • hair-feel
  • skin-feel
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  Gunther

  Member

  May 3, 2020 at 11:40 pm

  IMO cetyl alcohol are less “draggy”, but cetearyl alcohol emulsions are reportedly more stable.

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  em88

  Member

  May 4, 2020 at 6:04 am

  Cetearyl alcohol - the most used co-emulsifier, good performance, and feel.
  Cetyl alcohol - in some specific combinations gives better results than Cetearyl alcohol (based on my own tests). The quantity I have used in those tests was relatively small (around 5%), so I didn’t notice any unpleasant feelings. 
  Glyceryl stearate - as for my knowledge is a standalone emulsifier (same as Glyceryl oleate). Regarding skin feel, in my opinion, it will give the emission a greasy feel and it will increase the viscosity considerably. 
  In the end, it really depends on the quantity and the other ingredients used. 

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  Abdullah

  Member

  May 4, 2020 at 10:40 am

  Thanks @em88 @Gunther 

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