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Masking Smell of Dihydroxyacetone in Self Tanner
Does anyone have suggestions for masking/preventing/weakening the smell that dihydroxyacetone produces once it reacts with the skin?
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I haven’t tried it in this application but maybe something like ColaQuat SME from Colonial Chemical might be of use.
https://colonialchem.com/products/colaquat-sme/
It is cationic so may not work with anionics but worth a look.
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Cola®Quat SME - Colonial Chemical Inc. | US-Made Chemicals
Cola®Quat SME - Colonial Chemical Inc. | US-Made Chemicals
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Same INCI as the colonial product above, soyethyl morpholinium ethosulfate
This might be helpful as well with some formulating info:
https://pricetechgroup.app.box.com/s/t1swrrlkbdyzgdc59j42qsm8a0lqx223
I haven’t used this product but I have worked with a lot of DHA products, and the only way we really masked the smell was using enough fragrance, haha. Good luck and if you use one of these odor neutralizers, let us know if this helps with the DHA smell
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Thanks guys! Have you guys tried Zinc Ricinoleate?
What fragrances have you found mask the smell best, while still not being overpowering?
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Whatever fragrance you or your client likes best is the real answer
From my experience, people tend to like their tanning products in the coconut arena, things like coconut vanilla or coconut fruity. Coconut by itself is a weak odor, so I think I was using something like 0.4 - 0.6% in the more fragrant formulas.
Never tried the Zinc Ricinoleate
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