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    Posted by hawraa on November 1, 2022 at 9:22 am

    hello I made this shower gel formula, I used water soluble fragrance but the smell of coco betaine is still showing. should I add oil soluble fragrance too ?
    also any comment regarding the formula? thank you for your time

    water 55.4%
    EDTA 0.1%
    30% coco betaine 15% 
    30% sodium cocoyl glutamate 17%
    glycerine 10%
    xanthan gum 1.5 %
    panthenol powder 0.5%
    liquid germall plus 0.5%
    water soluble fragrance

    ketchito replied 2 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • ketchito

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    November 1, 2022 at 11:51 am

    @hawraa That is too much glycerin, it can impair foam. Not sure about the stability of the formula using so much xanthan gum. How much fragrance are you using? At regular fragrance levels (0.5-0.7%), surfactants shouldn’t interfere with the smell.

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