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Question for Shampoo formula
Hi guys ! I am formulating a Shampoo I’ve been trying to use Peg 150 as a thickener at 2%. However whenever I leave the Shampoo for a few hours the shampoo clumps up. Basically the Peg 150 separates. How do I get the peg 150 to stay in solution ? Also do you have any other suggestion for thickeners that is affordable and readily available ?
formula ingredients
water
decyl glucoside
CAPB
Peg 7 glyceryl cocoate
Peg 150
polyquaternium 10
Panthenol
preservative
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7 Replies
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Nacl or Crothix works best in my shampoo!
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Write the percentage and procedure.
Decyl Glucoside has pH above 10 and looks like you don’t have anything to adjust pH with.
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Abdullah said:Write the percentage and procedure.
Decyl Glucoside has pH above 10 and looks like you don’t have anything to adjust pH with.
Surfactant phase
decyl glucoside 15%
CAPB 12%
Castor oil 1.5%
Peg 7 glyceryl cocoate 2%
Peg 150 2%
water phase
water
glycerine 2%
polyquaternium 10 0.5 %Cool down
Panthenol 2 %
preservative 0.5
citric acid to adjust pHwhat I’ve been doing is to heat the surfactant phase to melt the peg 150 then take if off the heat and add the water phase. When it gets to 40 C I add cool down phase and adjust the pH. The peg 150 dissolves while the mixture is hot but has it cools down it clumps up
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1Armand2 said:Nacl or Crothix works best in my shampoo!Unfortunately decyl glucoside doesn’t thicken with NaCl. I have some crothix I’ll try that.
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Mix surfactant with water, adjust ph, heat to 70°c, melt Peg 150, add it and keep temperature above 70 and use high shear mixer, when mixed cool it down and add cool down ingredients.
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Abdullah said:Mix surfactant with water, adjust ph, heat to 70°c, melt Peg 150, add it and keep temperature above 70 and use high shear mixer, when mixed cool it down and add cool down ingredients.
Thank you, I will try this method
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Interesting
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