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  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 15, 2022 at 5:40 pm in reply to: which of the anionic surfactants would you prefer to use and why?

    @fotis83 I guess SLES because price / quality  compromise. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 14, 2022 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Hair silicone serum

    Thanks a lot @chemicalmatt @ariepfadli for your interesting share. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 14, 2022 at 2:22 pm in reply to: Hair silicone serum

    @Abdullah actually i’am looking for Phenyltrimethicone and I will sure add it when it will be available.
     @chemicalmatt  when I added very low level of castor oil even lower then 0.2% the product loose transparency any idea to solve this problem? 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 13, 2022 at 8:07 pm in reply to: Hair silicone serum

    @chemicalmatt always you have awesome comment thanks a lot. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 12, 2022 at 11:01 pm in reply to: Hair silicone serum

    @Paprik I did knock off and it is fragrance.
    About ipm it is the opposite of said actually it increases the serum transparency. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    December 12, 2022 at 8:19 pm in reply to: Hair silicone serum

    @ketchito actually I tried many perfums and the issue is the same even at level 0.1%.

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 24, 2022 at 5:49 am in reply to: Micellar Cleansing Water

    @Abdullah thanks, however don’t you think that less then 1% active surfactant is too weak for removing make up?! 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 23, 2022 at 5:55 am in reply to: Micellar Cleansing Water

    @MarkBroussard 1% to 2% as actif mater? 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 22, 2022 at 6:27 am in reply to: Need some advice to formulating cat shampoo

    @Biocade21 try xanthan gum I guess it can be useful for your system. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 22, 2022 at 5:41 am in reply to: So what does 8kg in an 8kg laundry machine mean?

    @Abdullah I guess the capacity of clothes with water can put it to the laundry machine. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 10, 2022 at 7:21 pm in reply to: Does NACL do any benefit in liquid laundry detergent?

    @Abdullah the general idea is what @ketchito said about your system is not too sensitive to salt but what I suggest is to add some CAPB and CDEA then delating glucoside. 5%  of slat is too much I suggest to start with 0.5% with path 0.1%.

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 9, 2022 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Does NACL do any benefit in liquid laundry detergent?

    @Abdullah most important function of Na CL is thickner in detergent, I made a post for Na Cl I guess it is interesting for professional take a look. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 6, 2022 at 3:08 pm in reply to: Functions of gum in laundry detergent other than increasing viscosity

    I guess not @Abdullah 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 6, 2022 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Abdullah thanks a lot may I will try it. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 6, 2022 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Abdullah nice trick what level you suggest for EDTA? 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 6, 2022 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Functions of gum in laundry detergent other than increasing viscosity

    Always together brother???? @Abdullah  actually they are more then thickener both are used as anti-redeposition agents and they have more then that function in detergent. 
      @GeorgeBenson I guess it is low quality product soo far from conventional level. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 5, 2022 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    Thanks a lot @Abdullah @Paprik @EVchem for your precious comments wich helped me to have better product by using ceteareth 25 and delating BTMS.
       @Abdullah i’am using acrypol 996 as carbomer and I guess it has some tolerance with BTMS in low level because I made cream with both and it seems pretty stable. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 4, 2022 at 8:01 pm in reply to: emulsifying waxes???

    @natiyo123 as short answer the main difference in hlb value and even in the final texture try to Google it, it is easy to get more details. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 4, 2022 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

     @Abdullah my colleague taked it from professional site, I guess it is not exactly the formulation.

      It was BTMS 25

     No I did not make version without GMS and carbomer

      My plan is to change BTMS with ceteareth 25 I guess it will solve stability problem. 

      Carbomer add a lot for the product so I will try to keep it as much as possible ( If I work only with BTMS Wich has high hlb I guess the hlb of BTMS will be far from needed hlb=10 not?) and for sure with only BTMS I will not reach the good texture get it by using carbomer. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 3, 2022 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Paprik thanks for your precious opinion and what preservative do you suggest if mine is not adequate? 
    Awesome explanation @EVchem

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 3, 2022 at 8:26 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Paprik actually I know about hlb o/w, w/o emulsion even I know that anionic aren’t compatible with anionic just forgot that neutralised CARBOMER is anionic, however I don’t know scientific information that says kaolin will not be stable with w/o as you said. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 3, 2022 at 6:36 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Paprik preservative is  methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone. Why using w/o emulsion destabilizes my formula? 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    November 3, 2022 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Why some water float above product?

    @Paprik nice explanation however when I used only GMS with CARBOMER I have the same problem.(supposed their is no stability issue for no ionic with anionic not?) 
    @Perry what details you need to give better advice?
    @Abdullah I fill the product both in room temperature and in higher.
     Yes BTMS 25
     The origin formulation contains GMS and CARBOMER may be increasing their level better then using only BTMS. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    October 28, 2022 at 5:39 pm in reply to: Which conditioning agent cope with xanthan gum

    @Abdullah thanks a lot for your precious advice. 

  • Fekher

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    October 28, 2022 at 5:12 am in reply to: Which conditioning agent cope with xanthan gum

    @Abdullah mild is more general than less drying so I guess it is impossible to make free tear shampoo with only CAPB and SLES. About MPG it is for dissolving easier and faster xanthan gum then it is for reducing drying effect. 

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