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  • Is HMPC compatible with this formula and when should it be added?

    Posted by GeorgeBenson on January 27, 2022 at 2:56 am

    I have a shampoo formula with the following ingredients but I am thinking about swapping Sorbithix for HPMC. Just wondering if there are any incompatibilities I should know about here and also how and when it would be best to add the HPMC.

    PHASE A

    Sodium Phytate
    Aloe Vera Juice
    Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

    PHASE B

    Sodium C-14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
    CAPB
    Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside

    PHASE C

    Polyquaternium 10

    PHASE D

    Sodium PCA

    PHASE E

    Polysorbate 20
    Fragrance

    PHASE F (all ingredients here mixed in individually)

    Sorbithix l-100
    Euxyl 9010
    Citric Acid 

    The Sorbithix works fine it’s just expensive. I have never worked with HPMC so I’m just not sure about where in the process I would add it and what are the best methods for dispersing it.

    thank you for any tips.

    ketchito replied 3 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
  • 3 Replies
  • Abdullah

    Entrepreneur
    January 27, 2022 at 9:16 am

    Yes you can use it

  • Paprik

    Member
    January 27, 2022 at 5:56 pm

    A tip: Get rid of the Sodium PCA. It’s expensive for a wash-off product. You can use a bit of Glycerin instead. 

  • ketchito

    Member
    January 28, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    @GeorgeBenson Those polymers are better added to the water phase, at the start of the process, and with good mixing to avoid clumps and speed hydration.

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