What is the Best add for hair wax?!

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What is the Best add for hair wax?!

Posted by Fekher on July 12, 2022 at 5:49 pm

Supposed to have base lol for hair wax:

Ceteareth 25 : 25%
Water : 74.5%
Perfume : 0.4%
Perservative :0.1%

If you have to choose one from these ingredients to add with same level 2% (mpg, peg_40,ipm,dimethicone,peg7 glyceryl cocoate, alkyl benzoate c12_15,citramonium chloride or other cationic ingredient ) what will you choose and the most important why?
@Perry @Chemist77 @chemicalmatt @Pharma @Abdullah @natzam44

Fekher replied 2 months, 4 weeks ago 4 Members · 17 Replies
17 Replies

evchem2

Member
July 14, 2022 at 8:02 pm

These are all pretty different ingredients- what’s the purpose of adding any of these? Are you just trying to pad your LOI?
Fekher

Member
July 15, 2022 at 6:17 am

@evchem2 for sure I have specifics purposes for adding ingredient however I didn’t precise to have no oriented answer.
evchem2

Member
July 15, 2022 at 12:22 pm

Well I guess mpg is monopropylene glycol? That’s what I’d go with, I don’t think it will affect much
Abdullah

Member
July 15, 2022 at 3:16 pm

I think 25% Ceteareth 25 will make your hair dry by emulsifying any lipids that is there. Have you used this product?
chemicalmatt

Member
July 15, 2022 at 3:32 pm

My answer is: none of the above. Add glycerin/butylene glycol at 1:1 ratio up to 10.00% total addition, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor oil or PEG-25 Castor Oil up to 8.00% addition. You may then be able to add some lipids to this formula. Ignore all the rest.
- Fekher
  
  Member
  February 5, 2024 at 12:08 am
  
  Can you please explain to me the reason of using each one glycerin, butyl glycol, peg40 ?
Fekher

Member
July 15, 2022 at 4:19 pm

@evchem2 actually almost hair wax contain mpg (your guess is right it is the abbreviation of monopropylene glycol) and the function of it is decreasing the fusion temperature of product for many technicals reasons. Nice answer friend 😉.
Fekher

Member
July 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm

@Abdullah actually almost water based hair wax contain sush level of Ceteareth and even more and yes it makes hair dry. We can add oils but then we move to other product which is hair cream-wax product and for sure I tried the product.
Fekher

Member
July 15, 2022 at 4:30 pm

@chemicalmatt thanks for the input butylene glycol/glycerin and the most important what will add this for product?
Actually I guess especially dimethicone or other silicone can be beneficial for many reasons for such product but even other proposed ingredients are chosen for reasons . Finally fine to hear from an expert new vision😊
Fekher

Member
July 18, 2022 at 11:05 am

Have any one use hair styling product with cationic ingredient? I’m interested to know if cationic ingredient in such product have remarkable effect or it is more for commercial reason.
Fekher

Member
July 24, 2022 at 5:16 pm

@Abdullah according to your expertise what input will you suggest even more then ingredient or unlisted?
Abdullah

Member
July 25, 2022 at 8:36 am

Fekher said:

@Abdullah according to your expertise what input will you suggest even more then ingredient or unlisted?

Sorry i didn’t have experience in this category.
Fekher

Member
July 25, 2022 at 8:48 am

No problem @Abdullah if you need help for such category i’am here😊.
Abdullah

Member
July 25, 2022 at 9:34 am

Fekher said:

No problem @Abdullah if you need help for such category i’am here😊.

Sure i will contact you.

Currently don’t have any plan for such product.

Hair wax is used to hold hair in whatever style you want it. Correct?
Fekher

Member
July 25, 2022 at 9:41 am

@Abdullah generally hair wax is a product has highest viscosity , fix instantly so no needed time for evaporation as gel then it gives some matte finish. Is that answer for your question ?
Abdullah

Member
July 25, 2022 at 12:12 pm

Yes
Got it
Thanks
Fekher

Member
July 25, 2022 at 12:25 pm

You are welcome @Abdullah