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INCI name for coffee
OK to use “coffea arabica” for the percolated coffee content of my coffee shampoo? In INCI terms, I mean.
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COFFEA ARABICA SEED POWDER ?
Why are you using coffee and not caffeine? -
Why are you using coffee and not caffeine?
- Because I like coffee. -
Nice
If you are using seed powder, that is the inci name -
What are the effects on hair?
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this is assuming of course the coffee beans in question come from C. Arabica; depending on the source, they could also be from C. Robusta
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Bill, the effects appear to be, first, it makes the hair very shiny. Also very smooth-feeling (slip). There seems to be an increase in volume.
Yes, it is brewed from the ground seed, percolated. -
In my culture people use Henna not only to dye their hair, but also to get the benefits as hair tonic. What interesting is they mix the Henna powder with brewed coffee or tea claiming it makes their hair shiny, smooth and have better volume.
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Thanks for that comment! Actually I have been wondering about a tea shampoo. Haven’t done it yet because I am a bit worried about it staining the skin. Will have to try it. As you can see, I am testing a range of different things to make shampoo with. I already tried coconut milk. It worked well but after a few days seemed to leave a “build up” effect. So then I had to design a clearing shampoo…
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percolated coffee = coffe extract. In this case you need to use
COFFEA ARABICA SEED EXTRACT. Is Cosmetic Product Safety Report the evaluator need to mention that is coffee aqueos extract. -
This is an interesting point what @domy said. In case you make the extract in house, do you put the ingredient as powder (as it was supplied) or as an extract (an intermediate product in the manufacture of the final form) ?
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This is the problem with extracts and other natural ingredients. Two extracts might have the same name but be chemically different. It’s very difficult to have good quality control.
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