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•  Gunther

  How to reduce alcohol smell from pump hairspray?

  Dr Catherine Pratt replied 6 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 9 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Why Behentrimonium ain’t commonly used in shampoos? It seemed to work for me.

  DAS replied 6 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Has anyone reacted parabens with Sodium hydroxide to make paraben Sodium salts?

  Gunther replied 6 years, 8 months ago 7 Members · 12 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Can silicones be emulsified in ethyl alcohol for a hairspray?

  Gunther replied 6 years, 8 months ago 1 Member · 2 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Do you still want or need adding Cetrimonium if you already have BTMS-50 in conditioners?

  markj187 replied 6 years, 8 months ago 6 Members · 13 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Do high molecular weight dimethicones work better in shampoos?

  Gunther replied 6 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Any benefits from alkanolamide free (no Cocamide, Oleamide, Lauramide) formulations?

  Chemist77 replied 6 years, 8 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Study says adding CAPB beforehand, makes Cetrimonium chloride compatibe with SLES

  Gunther replied 6 years, 8 months ago 5 Members · 33 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Do formulations requiring high salt to thicken yield poor performance?

  belassi replied 6 years, 8 months ago 5 Members · 8 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Why hair dye packs don’t include an acid ammonia neutralizer?

  Duncan replied 6 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Do big-name formulators dissolve parabens in water, since they don’t list any propylene glycol?

  Duncan replied 6 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Adding Glucosides makes Sulfate formulations thinner?

  Gunther replied 6 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 9 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Any ideas for making liquid soap really water-thin so it’s suitable for foamer bottles?

  DavidW replied 6 years, 9 months ago 8 Members · 18 Replies

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•  Gunther

  How to fix pearlizer swirls?

  belassi replied 6 years, 9 months ago 6 Members · 16 Replies

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•  Gunther

  PEG-7 GlycerylCocoate, GlycerylOleate, Cocamide/Lauramide/Oleamide useless in hair rinseoff product?

   Gunther replied 6 years, 9 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Do moles of Ethylene Oxide make SLES more sticky? Is ALES less sticky than SLES?

  belassi replied 6 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Polyquaternium-7 and PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate making handwash sticky?

  Gunther replied 6 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Interesting study on SLES helping cetyl alcohol bind hair

  belassi replied 6 years, 9 months ago 5 Members · 25 Replies

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•  Gunther

  Most common method used to reduce viscosity in commercial shampoos?

  OldPerry replied 6 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies

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•  Gunther

  SLS:SLES 3:7 Golden Ratio?

  belassi replied 6 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 7 Replies

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