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  Help substituting BTMS - Needs to be Sulfate and palm free

  Posted by Anonymous on November 27, 2018 at 8:27 am

  Hi All, 

  Looking to formulate a non palm based and sulfate free conditioner bar. I am having some difficulty finding a substitute to BTMS. I need a conditioning agent that is:
  Solid   at room temperature 
  Sulfate free
  Non palm based
  safe when in concentrations of 30%-40%

  I have found one option, Emulsence (innospec) however this runs at about $120 aud/kg which is just far too expensive. 
  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  ozgirl replied 6 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Gunther

  Member

  November 27, 2018 at 11:36 pm

  Cetrimonium chloride about 4-5% on an active basis
  with 2-3% cetearyl alcohol can make a nice BTMS like conditioner.

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  ahealy

  Member

  November 29, 2018 at 4:51 pm

  I don’t believe there is a palm free cetearyl alcohol readily available on the market, unfortunately, only in combination, the best I have found is mass balanced. Emulsense is definitely your best option, try the HC version - lower active, lower cost. 

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  ozgirl

  Member

  November 29, 2018 at 9:10 pm

  Incroquat BTAC (Cetearyl Alcohol (and)Behentrimonium Chloride) is sulfate free but not palm free.
  

  
  

  Unfortunately when you want ingredients that meet certain criteria you will probably need to pay more.
  

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