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  foaming hand soap

  Posted by Michelle76 on July 20, 2020 at 7:54 am

  Hi, I am trying to make a foaming hand soap with Cocamidopropyl Betaine 35% active. I could have a stable foam only with a high concentration of it, around 25%. I am wondering if it is too high and if there is another way with less amount of surfactants that gives me a good foam.
  I would like to use natural surfactants like coco glucoside.
  If I used only the betaine the foam is really stable, if I use also coco glucoside the foam is not stable.
  The formula I am trying is really basic, still learning:).
  coco glucoside (50%) 5%
  betaine (35%) 25%
  Glycerine 3%
  fragrance 0.1%
  preservative 0.8%
  citric acid to adjust the pH

  Thank you

  chemicalmatt replied 4 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Fekher

  Member

  July 20, 2020 at 6:07 pm

  @Michelle76 Even SLES have natural origin in other side even for having coco glucoside it should pass to in industrial process… 
  So SLES is really good alternative for such product 

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  chemicalmatt

  Member

  July 20, 2020 at 8:33 pm

  Easiest trick in the book is to disperse hydroxymethyl cellulose resin (Methocel from DOW) first (0.50%) then add surfactants, and less of that CAPB. The Methocel will keep the foam from collapse.

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