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How to make oil based pomade sticky
wondering if it’s the petro that makes the pomade sticky. I mean like reuzel it’s sticky and not waxy but with a really heavy hold. I would like to imitate that.
do I increase petroleum content and lessen the wax or increase petroleum and oil content?
50g
wax 60%
Petroleum 30%
oil 9%
scent 1% -
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Since the formula adds up to 100% increasing any ingredient will necessarily reduce other ingredients.
Yes, to get the stickiness/hold properties you want you’ll have to find the right ratio of petrolatum/oil to wax. Wax will give you the hold, petrolatum will make it more tacky.
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Thanks perry! Working on the formula now. But I want it like the reuzel type easy spread but really strong hold
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I reviewed the Reuzel products and your formula isn’t even close.
https://www.reuzelpomade.com/pomade/
The water based versions all contain polymers that provide the hold. The wax based versions contain a Resin that provides the hold. Using this ingredients you listed, you will not be able to duplicate the performance of Reuzel
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Thanks perry! Thought it was just wax but thanks for telling me it’s resin. Same as ones used for model making?
Thank you. I just wanna make a strong hold pomade with really nice scooping and spreading. What would u suggest that I add to help it spread better
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I don’t know. The formula you have above would need more oil to spread better (mineral oil) but you don’t have anything for hold. For that you could add the hydrogenated resin listed in the ingredient list of the Reuzel product.
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Thanks sir! So petroleum for stickiness and oil for spreading
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