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@Eruio active surfactant=( % level of use in formulation * active concentration of  surfactant) / 100.
 So if you use 10 % SLS with 70% concentration
surfactant active = (10 * 70) / 100 = (10 * 70 ) /  100 = 7%

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@ahmad glycerin is water soluble.

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@David08848 yes right.

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@David08848 actually quite thick cream

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@beardlygentelman actually oil based pomade product wich works with beard  and hair.

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@david08848 actually i made my shaving cream the texture is good and creamy not liquid at all .

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@beardlygentelmen actually i worked on such product so as @will said beewax in oil product will give more hold to product.

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@Will what i’am sure that there is diffrence in the hlb value may also there is diffrence in fusion temperature.

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@David08848 i meant that you should first of all select the adequat fatty acids and oils i think that with only coconut fatty acids and stearic acid with adequat level and using 7% NaOh , 93% Koh with superfat between 5 % and 10% you can have good product.

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@David08848 i think you should improve the level of  oils and fatty acids to have bettter product.

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@Eruio  you must ask your supplier if the SLES 27% active or 70% .

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@david08848 you are welcome for thickness it can be from other ingredients as high level of glycerin of using no adequat level of oils what i’am sure that you can with 10% superfat have lovely shave cream .

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@David08848 about shaving cream i will go with superfat between 5% and 10% it can give good resultat having soft shaving cream , about Vanishing cream i think whatever the superfat soap will not a good solution.

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@David08848 what is the product?

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you are welcome @noorahfm

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@ngarayeva001 you meant you just use carbomer or  using emulsifiers by any special effort ☺?

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@Skinjunkey i guess for w/o lecithin provide adequat hlb i think that the level of use should be higher 8% or more , as it has low hlb it must be in oil phase adequat temperature with adequat mixing will almost give better resultats .(should know that % given is % of emulsifier so i guess that liquid lecithin is not pure so you should know the concentration to know the right % of use)
@coastallabs i think that gum can help for increasing viscosity.

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@ngarayeva001 actually working on hair cream i find that formulation intersting so before developping work i want to understand formulation in this one just dimethicone i’am not sure how it is stabilised i have idea that Dimethicone is soluble in many ester that’s why my doubts go for myristyl mysristarate . anyway thanks for your reply you are always helpful ☺.

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@Gunther actually it can be a good solution but i want to understand such formulation i guess that it works cause i found it in cosmetic formulation book and such formulation will be better for cost’s side.

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@David08848  actually yes texture is creamy and i guess that is good for shaving cream.

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@David08848 i make formulation with 7% NaOh and 93% Koh and it gives lovely texture.

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@Perry
for that formulation
Petrolatum: 40%
Paraffin liquid : 40%
Beewax: 20 %
 what is the minimum level of castor oil seems good and needed to give high shine for hair?

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Thanks @perry actually i was not sure about it but i trust on you.

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@chemist77 i take a look for the reference actually it is carbomer 934.

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@Dirtnap1 actually it is just dimethicone.