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Questions About a Basic Shampoo
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Have you tried the surfactant Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate? I buy the powder form of it from makingcosmetics.com It’s gentle and produces tons of lather. It’s my favorite surfactant for shampoo, together with coco betaine.
Like your formulas on your post about conditioners, you don’t seem to be adding much in the way of anti-irritants. You might want to try adding Allantoin and Aloe. Since this is a shampoo, you may also want to add Olivem 300 (from Lotioncrafter) to help with dryness and irritation. It’s a great “refatting” ingredient that doesn’t kill lather.
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Thanks, @jiroband. I was aware of SMC Taurate but have never used it. I may purchase some and try it if the other surfactants don’t work out for me.
You make an excellent point about the need for anti-irritants. I will purchase some Aloe Vera 200X Powder from Lotioncrafter and start using it in my formulas.
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FYI - I use powdered AV 200X at 0.05% - 0.1% in my shampoo.
While you’re at Lotioncrafter, look at these ingredients which I highly recommend as indispensable anti-irritants:
Allantoin
DL-Panthenol
Olivem 300I use Allantoin and DL-Panthenol, each at 2.0%.
I use Olivem300 at 5.0%.Jim
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