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Boosting foam in shaving creams
Hello
I am trying a shaving cream formula using water, Stearic Acid 12%, Glycerin 5%, Jojoba esters 4%, TEA 10%, some botanical extracts 2-3% and preservative. I noticed a poor lather in my product and I will like to know if it is normal in shaving creams, or if it is a problem in my formula and/or if I will need to use a foam booster.
Could anybody enlighten me please?
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5 Replies
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If is it normal or not - why not just try a couple of popular shaving creams and find out? If you want foam - use a surfactant - I would try SLS or SLES @ low percentage.
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Thank you very much David for your suggestion. I am doing that, trying different products in order to see the behavior.
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Hostapon® CT Paste gives high foaming on top of your stearic acid @yonyrl
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Maybe some lower chain fatty acids like lauric and myristic, triethanolamine stearate soap won’t be all that lathery.
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In my experience, foaming does not help with the performance of shaving creams. Simple oils seem to perform best. Of course, there is a market perception that foaming helps so I can understand why you would want it. Alternatively, perhaps you could use low foaming for superior performance as market positioning.
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