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Need help with clay pomade
Hi everyone. I try to make a water based clay pomade. I want to reach a matte finish and typical plastic pomade consistency.
My best try is:
beeswax - 7%
emuwax - 7%
candel.wax - 3,5%
shea butter - 7,8%
castor oil - 5,3%
PEG 40 hydrogenated castor oil - 4,4%
cetearyl alcohol -1,8%
stearic asid - 2,6%
polysorbate-80 - 1%
water - 52,6%
kaolin - 7%The result is not good enough. The finish is not really matte and consistency is not plastic. Please, give me a piece of advice! Thanks!
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4 Replies
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It’s not preserved? :worried:
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Doreen81 i am on the stage of making styling features, so i dont use preservative for now.
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Hey Gororo,
From what I’m aware, the matte finish is mainly due to the proportion of Clay that you have. So maybe increase the amount of Kaolin. If you want a more plastic feel, I think you’ll need to increase your waxes and oils and decrease the amount of water.
Please list your ingredients in decreasing % so we can analyse your formulation more logically.
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Add PVP for firmness. Add more Kaolin as hairluvo suggested. Try tween 20 and adjust tween 80 down a bit for more firm product.
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