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  How much silicone is too much for shampoo?

  Posted by gunther on July 8, 2019 at 7:08 pm

  Is 1.5% or 2% too much?
  3%?
  What happens when silicone becomes too much?

  I’ll use amodimethicone instead of dimethicone or dimethiconol both for better substantivity to hair, and to minimize foam reduction.

  The formula will be something like
  SLES 8% active (other, milder versions will have Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate instead of SLES)
  CAPB 3% active
  Lauramide DEA 0.5%
  Polyquaternium-10 0.5%
  Polyquaternium-7 0.096% active
  Euperlan PK-771 pearlizer 3%
  Thickened with either BCARE 3645 or <1% salt

  AuroraBorealis replied 4 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies

  • shampoo
  • silicones
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  Aziz

  Member

  July 9, 2019 at 10:27 am

  Why  you need two polyquats ? 7 & 10 . 

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  oldperry

  Member

  July 9, 2019 at 12:37 pm

  “Too much” is really defined by you.  But I would say you’ve used too much when it too significantly negatively affects…

  1.  Foam
  2.  Feel
  3.  Hair volume
  4.  Stability
  5.  Cost

  I’d add that if you can’t tell a difference between 1.5% and 2% then you are better off choosing 1.5%

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  AuroraBorealis

  Member

  July 9, 2019 at 4:12 pm

  Too much is when my customer complains about the price, oily hair or bubbles. Or when my formula breaks down… 

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