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  • Natural thickener for sulfate free, natural shampoo.

    Posted by padmavathi on August 21, 2020 at 6:59 am

    Hi! 

    I am making a conditioning shampoo for kids. My client wants it to be as natural as possible. They want to get certified by Safe Cosmetics Australia, and want the EWG ratings to be 0-2. 

    I am having a hard time thickening my shampoo.

    My surfacant combo:
    Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids 10%
    Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate (and) Lauryl Glucoside 15%
    Disodium cocoyl glutamate 10%
    Coco betaine 5%

    Excipients: GHTC, kokum butter w/s, Natural betaine, Cocoglucosdide+glyceryl oleate, Vit E acetate, and PE+EHG as preservative.

    I tried a lot of different surfactant combinations, but i liked this one the best.  It is gentle, not stripping, at the same time not sticky (like APGs or Sarcosinate), cleans well, washes off really well too.

    I have tried thickening it with HPMC, SCMC, Xanthan gum, Veegum ultra, Guar gum, even Pectin. I tried salt too, just to see! 

    I am looking for a natural thickener. Please help. 

    padmavathi replied 3 years, 7 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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