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Unorthodox water based pomade
Hi chemists
My brother and I making homebrew unorthodox water based (uwb) pomade, we have some problems, help us please
this is our ingredients :
aqua 30%
beeswax 10%
soywax 10%
shae butter 30%
castor oil 5%
emulsifying wax NF 7%
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil 4%
preservatives 1%
fragrances 3%
the pomade comes out quite soft and easy to scoop, but sometimes when you rub it in your hand its not smooth (I feel like it can drop a little bit from your hand). And the hold is not good too.I once add 5% beeswax and use less 5% of butter, the hold is better (firm/heavy hold) but once again, when I rub it in my hand its really loose and not smooth (but still soft)
when I use 5% of candelilla wax instead of 10% soywax (and add 5% to butter), the pomade becomes more soft and smooth, easy to rub in hand, but the hold is not good too…
how can I improve the hold and still keep the pomade soft and smooth, easy to rub ? thanks
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2 Replies
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Including PVP (1%) would help the hold.
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hard to find pvp in my country
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