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  • SpidrWax Formula Problem

    Posted by Robert on August 18, 2025 at 2:45 am

    Could anybody help me in this issue, I am producing StringyHairWax and fibers are great in the first day but after one month of production fibers disappear! I do not know why is that happening, I am using peg90 and ceteareth25 as primary ingredients. thanks in advance

    Aniela replied 39 minutes ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Aniela

    Member
    August 18, 2025 at 3:26 am

    Apparently you’ll need a different ingredient for the “fibers” aspect https://chemistscorner.com/cosmeticsciencetalk/discussion/hair-styling-paste/

    • Robert

      Member
      August 18, 2025 at 3:35 am

      I am formulating water-based wax so beeswax has no place in my formulation, while i have a great results in stringy appearance but it is gone after a month in storage!

      • Aniela

        Member
        August 18, 2025 at 3:42 am

        Beeswax? The person said “I would like to add an ingredient that will cause stringiness. This feature is sometimes referred to as “fiber” “taffy” “taffy pull” or “elastic.” and the answer to that was “that effect is created by adding a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol resin, e.g. PEG-90M […] you’ll have to incorporate it into a water-based formula

        • Robert

          Member
          August 18, 2025 at 4:02 am

          please read my reply again, I made a good formula but my problem happened in the storage after production, I also mentioned above I had peg90 in the formula!

          • This reply was modified 48 minutes ago by  Robert.
          • Aniela

            Member
            August 18, 2025 at 4:14 am

            Ooops, didn’t see/read the peg 90.

            Maybe try the ceteareth-20 as suggested in other posts?

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