[jforge21]

Very interesting! Thank you so much. This is all great info. I have so much to learn

[jforge21]

Those are really interesting points. Can you clarify what you mean? So obviously that formula is just my best guess, however that ingredient list is an exact ingredient list of a product I’ve used that has a very pleasant viscosity I was simply trying to replicate, but it’s not super thick.

As far as what you mentioned about the aloe and glycerin, I’d love to know more about what you said. I’ve been in the beard game for a long time and I’ve never seen a beard wash without either of those ingredients.

What do you mean that my preservative will be overwhelmed by them?

[jforge21]

Copy that. A shampoo counts as an emulsion, correct?

[jforge21]

Thank you for that! I’ve been trying lots of different formulations, however, one that I can give an example for is actually one that I’ve been trying to match of a product that I really liked. I read your article on ingredient lists and i wanted to test my skills and see if i was able to get close to this particular products viscosity and failed. I’ll write down their ingredients in sequence and then in ( ) I’ll put what I thought might be close to the percentages.

There’s also other recipes I’ve tried to replicate simply to see if I could attain a certain viscosity and have been unsuccessful.

aloe vera juice - (50%)

cocamidopropyl betaine - (30%)

sodium decyl glucoside / sodium lauryoyl lactylate - (10%)

glycerin - (10%)

citric acid - (2%)

hemp seed oil -

ethylhexylglycerin / phenoxyethanol - (1%)

rice bran oil - (1.5%)

essential oils

I’ve never found anything that mentions cocamidopropyl betaine only thickening with anionic surfactants, so that’s good info to have.