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  • How do companies make products that are not as good as some hobbyists?

    Posted by MaidenOrangeBlossom on March 13, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    I’m researching shampoo bars, one from a nameless company makes a super sensitive shampoo bar with ingredients that are questionable, including betaine. But they use coco butter which isn’t great for hair compared to other butters, I suspect its to keep the bar hard. Are these formulated by a cosmetic chemist? If so, am I missing something?

    https://incidecoder.com/products/ethique-bar-minimum

    ketchito replied 20 minutes ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • ketchito

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    March 14, 2025 at 7:47 am

    Hi! Just a question, why do you mention that betaine (I assume CAPB) is questionable? Also, when you mention “companies” compared to hobbysts, which type of companies do you refer to? Big brands for sure have the highest safety standards for their products (they have the budget to pay for the many efficacy and safety tests that small companies -not to say hobbists- can’t afford).

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