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  Hair gel full of bubbles and kind of choppy instead of smooth. Help!

  Posted by MDBeauty on March 19, 2023 at 10:45 pm

  Hi guys,

  Trying to make a hair gel that is non flaky and non sticky. I am using the formula below. My end result is full of little air bubbles and kind of choppy/chunky more so than smooth. What am i doing wrong? Is it the formula, my mixing speed etc. Thanks in advance.

  95.4% Distilled Water

  .6% Carbomer / Carbopol 980

  (drops )Triethanolamine

  1% Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)

  2% Glycerine

  1% Phenoxethanol + CG

  MDBeauty replied 1 year, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  ketchito

  Member

  March 20, 2023 at 6:49 am

  Could you add PVP right after Carbomer (before TEA), let the mixture release some air, and then neutralize it?

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    MDBeauty

    Member

    March 20, 2023 at 10:41 am

    Thank you. I will give that a try.

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