Itsallinmyhands
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Yes that’s why I heard a cosmetologist explain that this is the reason why 99% of the times surfactants are NOT sold in powder. Apparently it is not so easy to make them be in the liquid state (unless one is a professional and knows how to do it
I guess). As she said above, if you want to follow that recipe which says DLSS at 5%… you have to actually use the powder at 1.6% (I quote MakingSkincare: “The formula I linked to above, uses DLSS at 5% so if you were to experiment with it at 5%, this means it will be 1.6% active concentration. If you’re looking for your shampoo to total 13% active concentration then you’ll need to add other surfactants.”)Where, obviously 1.6 is the 32% of 5!Understood? The fact that it forms bubbles should be quite ok, after all it is a surfactant and they will go after a while.However… did you try adding a little of glycerin as I told you before? -
Yes, also their concentration of active matter is a bit different (decyl being around 63% and lauryl being around 53%… therefore the thesis that, used at same concentration in a formulation, decyl has a stronger detergency effect seems right also under this point of view).
However, I have substituted a few times lauryl with decyl in my shampoo formulation (at 4%) and I didn’t notice any difference!(but let me add that the shampoo had hydrolyzed proteins, 1% oils and other ingredients which would make surfactants “milder” so the effect might have been “masked” by the formula). Hope you understood what I mean
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Ok if you have had experience with this then he could indeed try this way!
ps. Thank you!
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MakingSkincare… indeed you are right about the amount of effective DLSS inside of a shampoo… but I think Greg is mostly concerned about first making the liquid form of DLSS (which is made of 32% active matter + water and preserving system and glycerin (maybe) for the remaining 68%).
What I already told him is that it is not that easy to make a liquid surfactant from a powder one (and this is why on websites that sell cosmetic ingredients, we 99% of the time find already liquid surfactants!).Adding the powder in lower concentration directly into the shampoo formula doesn’t sound that easy either.Greg… the paste which forms after it cools down… is it totally white?Have you tried keeping it and checking it after a few days?My liquid (32%) DLSS is very thick and dense but it is transparent… -
Hello there!
I’m from Itsallinmyhands and I have been trying to make REAL cosmetics at home for the last 3 years.It all started with soap making and then I realized it was possible to make creams at home… so that got me! Now I make almost everything by myself.I love sharing the knowledge (the few I have) and I love to learn new things as well… so that’s why I am here Cheers!