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Leavein conditioner
Hello
Iam trying to formulate curly hair leavein conditioner
Aqua,
cetyl alcohol
, emulgin b2
, shea butter,
Argan oil,
Jojobaoil,
panthenol,
polyquantranium7
I need percentages
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3 Replies
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Hi,
You can find starter formulas on the internet. As a guide, you can use this:
Emulsifier: 2-6% (depends on the type of the emulsifier, end consistency, quantity of the oil phase, etc) and 0.5-1.5% co-emulsifier
Viscosity builders (fatty Alcohols, etc): 0-4% as needed (depends on the desired end viscosity)
Shea butter: 1-3%
Oils: approx. 4* the quantity of the emulsifier(s)
Glicerin:2-10
Gums/polyquat: 0.05-0.3%
Tocopherol: 0.05-0.5% (depends on the formulation)
Preservative (!): as proposed (depends on the preservative and on other circumstances, i.e on which skin area you use the product, packaging, etc.)
You can start with an avarage of the usage rates I mentioned above and build the product up from there. Always change one thing at a time and make your observations after every change, that way you can learn how those little changes affect the whole product.
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Ah and for a hair product you better use less oil to make it less greasy and appropriate for a leave-in hair product, so cut the oils down to 05-2* the amount of the emulsifier and use more viscosity builder and waxy emulsifiers for the desired viscosity. Also, you can use liquid polyquat up to 5% (the active is usually under 10% of the solution).
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