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Pomade hair for good shining and styling
i make some research to make hair pomade so the idea is to use petrolatum as major ingredient then to make harder add wax (beewax) , acid (stearic acid, coconut acid) , fatty alcool ( cetearyl alcool) for economical reasons i think to use only
petrolatum : 70 % -) 90%
stearic acid : 10 % -) 30 %
Can this formulation lead to good hair pomade provide good styling and shining ? what improvement can you suggest ?
@Gunther @Chemist77 @Perry @chemicalmatt -
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I wonder if stearic acid may end up flaking off from hair.
Coconut oil is proven to get absorbed in hair, and more of a buzzword than stearic acid.You need to check if coconut oil or beeswax separate from petrolatum. If they do you may need something like C12-15 alkyl benzoate.
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@Gunther thanks about stability there is no problem according to my reserchement however i’am not sure from flaking effect of stearic acid but for sure product must not make flaking.
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Fixative- try C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate or Synthetic Beeswax common name Kester K82P in place of beeswax, or try adding 50/50. Will give better hold than beeswax.
Shine, silicones/esters or quats. -
@Dirtnap1 thanks for your intersting idea however it will be as final step using bee wax for economical reasons .
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