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Petroleum alternatives

Posted by ultraduy on May 15, 2017 at 7:21 am

Hey guys,
I’ve been working on a oil based pomade without using petroleum jelly and lanolin. It is really hard to find good alternatives for these ingredients. Do you guys have any good alternatives that are plant derived?

ultraduy replied 7 years, 10 months ago 5 Members · 14 Replies
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johnb

Member
May 15, 2017 at 8:02 am

The alternative(s) to petroleum jelly and lanolin will depend on what you are trying to achieve. I will be difficult to find a petroleum jelly alternative that has the same costings and lanolin can be omitted in most products with little or no loss in performance.

What problem(s) are you experiencing with these materials?
Bobzchemist

Member
May 15, 2017 at 2:00 pm

Much also depends on what skill level you’re making this at. It wouldn’t be helpful for us to suggest any of the alternative products that have 100 kilo minimum orders if you only need a few grams for a home-based formula.
ultraduy

Member
May 15, 2017 at 4:39 pm

Petroleum jelly and lanolin apply a great pliable hold without really melting or fading away. Shea butter tends to melt almost like a liquid and it softens the product up which results in loss of hold.
ultraduy

Member
May 15, 2017 at 4:40 pm

I just want to make the pomade plant derived
ultraduy

Member
May 15, 2017 at 4:41 pm

I’ve also heard that cocoa butter can be a option but i dont know for sure so i’ll try that one out in the future
Bobzchemist

Member
May 15, 2017 at 7:39 pm

Can you afford to source a product like Vegelatum Clear from Botaneco?
ultraduy

Member
May 16, 2017 at 9:12 pm

I don’t think so, are there any other alternatives? I have also heard castor wax can be a good option.
beautynerd

Member
May 17, 2017 at 6:34 am

This might be worth a try:

http://www.makingcosmetics.com/Natural-Gel-Wax_p_111.html
johnb

Member
May 17, 2017 at 6:59 am

Castor wax (hydrogenated castor oil) and numerous natural waxes (carnauba, candelilla, beeswax etc) will thicken/gel oily materials but the form and consistency of the resulting mix will most likely be very different to that obtained from using petroleum jelly.
ultraduy

Member
May 17, 2017 at 8:19 pm

Ah that’s too bad to hear man , the thing with petro and lanolin is that it keeps grip in your hair for a long time, I was wondering what other ingredients have this attribute but it seems nothing has it
belassi

Member
May 17, 2017 at 10:56 pm

I was wondering what other ingredients have this attribute but it seems nothing has it
I have been working with cement and xanthan gum quite a lot recently.
Bobzchemist

Member
May 18, 2017 at 6:02 pm

There are at least half-a-dozen commercial raw materials being marketed as petrolatum and/or lanolin replacements. Have you even tried looking at any of them to see how they are doing it?
ultraduy

Member
May 19, 2017 at 5:37 am

I’ll look at it
ultraduy

Member
May 19, 2017 at 5:38 am

Thx for the help guys!