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Abdullah said:

I think you like your shampoo because you haven’t used a good shampoo before. 

Just use a Shampoo with silicones or better a Shampoo+ a conditioner with silicones and you will see how inferior your product is compared to them.

I have used many shampoos. With silicones and without. I like this shampoo because its good

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Perry said:

Anything you do to stabilize the oils further will necessarily make it so they rinse down the drain more readily. The only reason you get any deposition of the oils now is because they aren’t suspended properly in the formula. 

So, you can choose to have a “stabilized” formula, or one that performs the way your formula works now. 

You have to understand you are trying to do two opposite things in one product. You’re trying to get the shampoo to remove oils and deposit oils at the same time. This doesn’t work. 

If you like the way the shampoo leaves your hair, I suggest you don’t change anything. Any change will change the performance.

How are larger brands able to do this I wonder? Such as the Herbel Essense avocado oil shampoo

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Also, do any of you have a stand mixer you recommend? Hopefully, one where you can change the blade so it’s versatile, thanks!

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Microformulation said:

To start, your Formula is far too busy and has overlapping actives as well as multiple preservatives. You would boost your preservative system through other means. Throw away the Leucidal, it is useless. What are your total suspended solids? You may need a solubilizer to incorporate the oils as well, As far as “natural” and other marketing bs, don’t sacrifice on performance. They don’t make shampoo trees.

I see upwards of 3.5% powders being added in Phase D. How are you suspending these powders?

Thank you for your response. I just wanted to ensure the formula is preserved. I included the leucidal because it contains good bacteria and I aim to balance the microbiome of the scalp. What is your opinion on this? I used to have really bad dandruff and no longer do. Do you recommend any other “biotic” in shampoo such as a pro or prebiotic? (Here is a brand that includes them,  Greenerways Organic Shampoo and Conditioner). And honestly, I was hoping the gums would be enough to suspend phase D. what solubilizer do you recommend? Sorry for all the questions. I really appreciate your time and help
 

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Perry said:

The whole point of shampoo is to remove oils. So, when you put oils in the formula you simply tie up the cleansing surfactants and make the shampoo less effective.

Additionally, the surfactants in a shampoo are not designed to emulsify and suspend oils for a long time. 

So, if you want a stabilized formula get rid of all the oils (most of phase .

Thanks for your response. My hair has grown more and been the softest it’s ever been since I added oils to my shampoo. I would really like to keep them in. And I should have mentioned this but I did a test of phase A+B without any oil and still saw separation so it cant be the oils.