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Pearlizer and thickener in shampoo
Hello to all. I am trying to thick my shampoo but i would not like to use salt (irritating to eyes) and would like to use some other alternative. My ph range is 5-5,5. I am using usual combo of sles,betaine, decy glycoside and coco glycoside.
I would also like to ask if there is any “natural” pearlizer for shampoo? Few monts ago i heared something bout stearic acid to be pearlizer, but not sure if i heared it good.Best regards
Rencelj
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5 Replies
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Stearic acid will work in creams and lotions, not so sure about shampoo. You can use EGDS (ethoxydiglycol) don’t think this is very natural but not sure.
Thickening I would use the salt. Most likely getting shampoo in your eyes even without salt is going to be irritating. You can try some of the carbopol products like Aqua SF.
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I have sodium carbopol , but i found it hard to keep it stable with ph. Will try it soon and will let you know. Any more ideas?
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For natural pearlizing check out Euperlan Green by BASF…for natural thickener, Glucamate CCO from Lubrizol
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Try Cutina AGS
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If you want to keep a cold process, you can try a Quickpearl II from lubrizol or Euperlans from BASF. The EGDS is already melted in I believe SLES and betaine which is already in your formula. This will save with time during batching.
Salt would be your cheapest thickener. I agree with using Carbopol Aqua SF. I would suggest using SF-2. It is made for lower pH systems and will enhance the pearl.
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