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  • Low Cost Conditioner Formulation

    Posted by Cherma on December 12, 2022 at 11:25 am

    Hi,

    I’m working on a low cost conditioner formulation.
    Its as follows and require advise/comments on how to optimize.
    Its a very basic due to keeping costs down
    Centrimonium Chloride 3%
    Ceto Stearyl Alcohol 3%
    Stearic Acid 2%
    Polysorbate 60 0.05%
    Mineral Oil 0.5%
    Preservative
    Parfum

    Thanks

    ariepfadli replied 1 year, 3 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • ketchito

    Member
    December 12, 2022 at 11:45 am

    @Cherma I’d remove Stearic acid, increase Ceto stearyl alcohol to 4%, add some Behentrimoniun chloride (0.5%, for instance), and increase your Mineral oil to 1% (in case you’re not willing to add a silicone). Test the sample with consumers, to have their feedback.

  • chemicalmatt

    Member
    December 13, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    Like @ketchito sez: DEL that stearic acid. (Why do so many use this incorrectly?) ADD more Tween 60 (0.5 - 1.0%) and mineral oil (3.0 - 5.0 %) and you’ll have something there at low cost. Thicken with NaCl if needed. BTW, Cetearyl alcohol & Tween (Polysorbate) 60 may be obtained as the legendary combo product “Emulsifying Wax NF” for added cost savings. There are many cheaper clones of this out there too.

  • paprik

    Member
    December 13, 2022 at 11:02 pm

    To explain it a bit further - 
    Stearic acid = anionic (negatively charged), Cetrimonium Chloride = cationic (positively charged) - they are going to cling to each other as magnets and won’t work. 

    Also please check your local regulatory limits for Cetrimonium Chloride - In EU it’s 2.5% for wash off products. 

  • ariepfadli

    Member
    December 14, 2022 at 7:27 pm

    Cherma said:

    Hi,

    I’m working on a low cost conditioner formulation.
    Its as follows and require advise/comments on how to optimize.
    Its a very basic due to keeping costs down
    Centrimonium Chloride 3%
    Ceto Stearyl Alcohol 3%
    Stearic Acid 2%
    Polysorbate 60 0.05%
    Mineral Oil 0.5%
    Preservative
    Parfum

    Thanks

    Dont use stearic, add more cationic surfactant (BTMS/TEGOAMID/VARISOFT BT, add more oil, add cationic polymer ( cheap like PQ7), and adjust pH arround 4 using citric, malic or formic acid,  you will get low cost conditioner with soft, silky hair result

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