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Hair moisturizer
Hello! I am interested in making a highly hydrating and moisturizing daily hair moisturizer. I’ve been using 3% creammaker ca20 (cetetyl alcohol and cetereth-20), 1% glyceryl stearate se, and 1% lecithin for emulsifying. I also used 1% of dimethicone and cyclo-dimethicone alternatives to my oil phase called Luxglide n350 and n5 to help with sealing moisturizer and less drag in the hair. However, the amount of shine and long lasting moisturizer not as sustained throughout the day as I would like. I wanted to know is there any other emulsifying combination that can truly trap moisturizer for long period of time? Are there better options than the Luxglide in terms of dimethicone alternatives in performance? And what can I add to the water phase to further increase moisturizer?
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2 Replies
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You really have two options.
1. Lower your expectations. Don’t expect inferior ingredients to give you superior effects. Find the best silicone-free product on the market and use that as your performance benchmark. Don’t look for the best performing product and expect you can match it with silicone alternatives. The industry has used silicones because they work the best. They are effective, long lasting, and nothing works better.
You should not think of alternatives as things that you can swap out one for the other and get equal results. Think of it more in terms of vehicles.
Say you want to go from Chicago to Los Angeles. You can take an airplane or an alternative vehicle like a bicycle. Both will get you there. Silicones are the airplane. The silicone alternatives are the bicycle. You should never expect the same performance from alternatives.
2. Use silicones.
If performance is important to you, option 2 is the only choice that makes sense. If you have reasons for avoiding silicones, option 1 is your best bet.
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@Perry thank you for the response. I will consider the options and test them for desired results
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