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  • DAX wave & groom

    Posted by Mira on February 19, 2019 at 6:27 pm

    Hello everyone, 
    I am trying to make a hair wax like dax wave and groom. 
    The LOI IS :
    VASLINE
     PARAFFIN Oil
     LANOLIN
    I tried many percentages to reach the same texture and that stickiness of the wax.  I’ve reached 60 % lanolin but still not reached that. 
    I got various samples which is good but not the same as dax. 
    What do i miss here? 
    Thanks in advance 

    Fekher replied 5 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Gunther

    Member
    February 19, 2019 at 8:18 pm

    Vaseline and paraffin oil are mixtures, not single substances
    so their composition, thus viscosity is likely different than the one you are using.

    Try with other grades or suppliers.

  • Mira

    Member
    February 28, 2019 at 9:16 am

    @Gunther thank you for your reply
    Unfortunately, I couldn’t reach anything from suppliers as here they are just distributors 

  • Fekher

    Member
    February 28, 2019 at 11:13 am

    @Amira  petrolatum can contain different level of wax so if you want more hold just try to add few amont of beewax .

  • Bill_Toge

    Member
    March 1, 2019 at 12:04 am

    petrolatum can be hugely variable between different suppliers; you could also try using lanolin wax in place of lanolin itself

  • Mira

    Member
    March 1, 2019 at 7:19 pm

    @Fekher @Bill_Toge 
    Thanks for ur input. I used bees wax also but it is not the hold or hardness. I i am aiming this stickiness but I Can’t. 
    I will try to get lanolin wax to try. 
    Thanks again. 

  • Fekher

    Member
    March 1, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    @Amira i don’t think that lanolin wax will be more efficace then beewax for your need i have experience with such product , i think that you need to find the adequat amount of beewax .

  • Mira

    Member
    March 2, 2019 at 6:02 pm

    @Fekher thanks i will give it a second try. 

  • Fekher

    Member
    March 3, 2019 at 6:25 pm

    you are welcome @Amira

  • Mira

    Member
    March 5, 2019 at 10:02 am

    @fekher I get close using ozokerite wax 25 % and bees wax 3% , Vaseline, and lanolin and no oils
    I just want to update 

  • Fekher

    Member
    March 5, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    @Amira thanks for update actually it is interesting product.

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