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hair serum
I should formulate a hair serum which seems to have alcohol and silicone oil. It is also too thick .
what are the thickeners used in this type of formula
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Before even thinking about the formulation, I would always start from a customer perspective, plus look at what other hair serums are in the marketplace. I see little point in duplicating products that currently exist in the marketplace, I suggest you look for gaps.
And in my thinking process, I would be looking at replacing the usual hair serum functional benefits with experiential ones. And at the same time develop your brand philosophy and identity, because that’s what people are buying into.
And bundle all of these thoughts into your formulation to redefine the hair serum category and set new standards - it will elevate buyers to a higher level of existence as well as price.
Simply then, don’t focus just on the formulation. Think of other factors that attract customers and elevate the price.
I am the co-founder of a skin and hair care manufacturing factory that we opened in Viet Nam and Malaysia in 2006. And the above are the lessons I learnt. We manufactured for brands globally, and the products we produced included hair oil.
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Thank you but my consumer wants me to formulate a specific type of hair serum which I think has alcohol and silicone oil .My only problem is how to thicken it. Maybe you would recommend some high viscosity silicone oil but I don’t want it to be expensive too.
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oh, thank for advice for all!
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@Shaghayegh the product benchmark you are looking to emulate is thickened by using the silioxane crosspolymer gum dispersions in D5 cyclomethicone produced by Dow, Shin-Etsu, Wacker…all. These gum blends start out at 4000 - 6000 cps then you dilute them with D5 and/or 200pf ethanol. You can research these and select one with a high viscosity range then go from there. In other words you do not thicken the serum, but you thin it down to get that result.
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Thank you so much. I have searched to buy silicone cross polymer gum but unfortunately I couldn’t find it in my country.
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