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    Posted by AVisotsky on September 7, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Hello folks,
    Looking at this hair-scalp-conditioner formula, what stands out to you as a star ingredient to keep moisture in the hair/skin? 
    WATER
    PROPYLENE GLYCOL
    PEG-7 GLYCERYL COCOATE
    PEG-18 GLYCERYL OLEATE/COCOATE
    PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
    DICETYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE
    DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
    CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
    BISAMINO PEG/PPG-41/3 AMINOETHYL PG-PROP
    PHENOXYETHANOL ,FRAGRANCE

    AVisotsky replied 2 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Paprik

    Member
    September 7, 2022 at 9:57 pm

    Hmmm, hard to say, as all off them are kind of contributing to it. I’d say maybe Cetrimonium Chloride.
    All the ethoxylated lipids after and humectants to follow. 

  • OldPerry

    Member
    September 8, 2022 at 12:39 am

    Yeah, cetrimonium chloride

  • AVisotsky

    Member
    September 8, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    Thanks, guys!

    At the very tail-end, there are also the following ingredients. First half seems like claims material and chlorides are stabilizers/chelators. Correct?

    HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN ,
    ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ,
    PHOSPHORIC ACID ,
    CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT ,
    CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER ,
    CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FRUIT E ,
    HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN ,
    SODIUM BENZOATE ,
    POTASSIUM SORBATE ,
    PENTYLENE GLYCOL ,
    CALCIUM CHLORIDE ,
    CUPRIC CHLORIDE ,FERRIC CHLORIDE ,MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE ,MANGANESE CHLORIDE ,ZINC CHLORIDE

  • ketchito

    Member
    September 9, 2022 at 10:47 am

    AVisotsky said:

    Thanks, guys!

    At the very tail-end, there are also the following ingredients. First half seems like claims material and chlorides are stabilizers/chelators. Correct?

    HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN ,
    ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ,
    PHOSPHORIC ACID ,
    CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT ,
    CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER ,
    CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FRUIT E ,
    HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN ,
    SODIUM BENZOATE ,
    POTASSIUM SORBATE ,
    PENTYLENE GLYCOL ,
    CALCIUM CHLORIDE ,
    CUPRIC CHLORIDE ,FERRIC CHLORIDE ,MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE ,MANGANESE CHLORIDE ,ZINC CHLORIDE

    @AVisotsky I believe those chlorides are mirerals source (they might be claiming with Copoer, Iron, etc).

  • AVisotsky

    Member
    September 10, 2022 at 2:16 am

    @ketchito thank, man, I actually do not see them using these in claims. Just surprisingly many “chlorides”. Unless they are part of some other combo-chemical product with the main ingredient listed closer to the top. I doubt they were added separately

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