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@BeardlyGentlemen i suggess to delete glycerin and propylen glycol and reduce the % PEG 40 to 2.

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@gnomebeard actually your formula is something new for me thanks for that , however the fact of having oil phase will resist the drying effect of clay but the question 15% as total clay will not make residu in hair i doubt in that.
@BeardlyGentlemen no decreasing the % of cetearth 25 will decrease the viscosity and the fixation effect so you should not increase it according to me. However  try to reduce MPG 40 to 2% and don’t make glycerin and MPG for me it will be better. Attending your experience and your reply.

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@Gunther actually silicone has many different products so may some are harmfull and some are not .
About solubilizing perfume maybe isopropyl mystirate can be an adequat solublizer in silicone blend  according to a personnel resaerch.

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@BeardlyGentlemen translate it please  to be able to answer you.

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@BeardlyGentlemen actually i find your % of cetearth is good and adding wax will may adding shining effect not decreasing it.

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@BeardlyGentlemen that is good new the increasing of fixation , actually in presence of Ceteareth 25 i don’t think you will able to reduce a lot shining effect . About clay i don’t think that it will be good idea for hair pomade and it will may reduce the viscosity , fixation effect and even drying hair.

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@ngarayeva001 have a nice work.

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you are welcome @ngarayeva001 and this is a good new  for you.
 So as conclusion  you can use a blend in % between 0,4 and 0,7 to preserve your emulsion.

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@ngarayeva001 parabens will be sure cause already i see industriel clay using as preservative parabens . however i will try to make it with cathon CG cause i find it more secure.

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@Perry @ngarayeva001  @Chemist77 @DAS @MarkBroussard have you any idea about how solving perfume in 100% silicone blend?

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@gnomebeard i don’t think adding Kaolin clay is a good idea in hair pomade because it will make residu and dry hair.
@BeardlyGentlemen have you improve your product?

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you are welcome @Sanek

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@gnomebeard actually my white beewax has not smell , so better to change supplier.

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@Sanek if you use distilled water you will not need to use EDTA cause % of minerals are soo reduced .

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@Perry yes you have right i read that if Lol has % of alcohol equal at 20  or more  it will not need preservative.

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@Gunther thanks for your proposition , so oil are not soluble in silicone if i understood you? and i want to know what do you think about articels wich said that using silicone close the fiber of hair so silicone is harmfull for hair.

@Dirtnap1 may be it can make shining effect if you can make your experience and tell us.

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@globalwidget i think that cathon-CG can be good solution.

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Actually i made the gel and the resultat of shining is quiet good however in addition to shining  effect this gel has also smoothing effect.

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@Perry EO can be used in pharmaceutical shampoo where we can use Lavander, Romarin, Lemon , Lemongrass…and others depend on desired effect , and can be diluted in vegetable oil and used in Massage oil also EO can be used in expensive perfume where we can find them as top note , middel or base one . “I made my end study project about lemon EO extraction so if you want more details you are welcome”.
@ngarayeva001 about difference it is absoletly normal thing cause it depends on extraction method also theire are a lot type of lavender so it depends also on plant type .

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@BeardlyGentlemen  for your case “rise on” you need just 0,1% .

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@BeardlyGentlemen propylene glycol can improve preservation but it is not classified as preservative. You can use Cathon-CG as preservative.

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@BeardlyGentlemen  for improve fixation you can increase the % of pvp  , propylene glycol is not preservative and finally you can increase the matte effect by decreasing the % of glycerine and propylene glycol.

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@Chemist77 i appriciate your opinion, if i make it i will tell about result. I’am thinking about a % of MPG between 5 and 10.
Actually i add it in hair wax and professionnel says that it improved shining effect .

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thanks @Chemist77  , MPG can  in adequat % give shining effect , not?

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thanks @Gunther for your ideas .