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What Silicone to use in Leave-in Conditioner?
I’m making a leave-in conditioner and this is what will be in my leave-in conditioner:
Water
Glycerin
GHTC
BTMS-25
Cetearyl Alcohol
Silicone
GLDA
Exyul k712
Exyul PE 9010
Fragrance
These are the silicones I have on hand, which one would you recommend that would provide better conditioning and anti-frizz?
1) Dimethicone 6cst, 350cst or 500cst
2) Cyclomethicone & Dimethiconol
3) Peg-12 dimethicone
4) Amodimethicone
Also, since I’m using Exyul k712, the pH would have to be under 5.5. What would you recommend it to be? My Shampoos pH is 5.5 and my conditioner’s is 4.5. Should I set it as my conditioner or go between 3.8-4?
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8 Replies
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I forgot to add that I have thick hair.
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I’d choose Amodimethicone and some of the Dimethiconol gum in Cyclopentasiloxane (#2). Btw, you could get rid of the glycerine here.
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How come? Doesn’t glycerin help provide moisture in leave-in conditioners?
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Your hair gets a lot of moisture from water during your shower. After that, what you want is to restore its hydrophobicity. That’s the one responsible for all the mechanical and optical features of a healthy hair.
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I see, thanks for the explanation. I don’t know how to hydrate GHTC without using glycerin though.
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This has come up many times over the years. The 350cst dimethicone is the happy medium polymer chain length for hair and also skin care formula. It is not expensive either. However, I do agree with @ketchito on the amodimethicone addition here, perfect for color treated hair too. The blend with CETAC and trideceth-12 is the easiest with many clones available too.
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Do you recommend 350cst over Cyclomethicone & Dimethiconol? My Amodimethicone comes on its on, it’s not mixed with CETAC and Trideceth-12. However, I do have Trideceth-12 by itself that I can include in the formula?
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@Heath0o7 answer is negative. If you have amodimethicone pure then no need for the surfactants. Be sure to add a low temperature since amodimethicone is reactive.
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