MaidenOrangeBlossom
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Your conditioner bar is far more complex than mine so I’m not able to give scientific advice. However, I live in a place where we have over 100% humidity and I have very thin hair. My conditioner bar has never given me frizz/static issues. Frizz is often a sign of hair damage but not always. Adding moisturizers, even humectants (some hair experts warn about too much humectants in humid weather) but adding slightly more than average hasn’t affected my hair (I don’t have large sample since my customers also all love it). Heres what I use:
Cupuacu butter which is the most hydrating butter but for fine hair you can use muru muru which acts similar to a silicone (not really imo but its the lightest butter that is effective for anti frizz)
Artichoke extract which is water soluable and highly effective for frizz and I believe static.
My specialty is in simplicity, its not scientific so I couldn’t sell to big brands, it would have to hold up to expensive consumer tests, but at the end of the day I can make a limited ingredient product that holds up.
My hair used to be difficult, almost never grew and dry. Now its so healthy that an expensive modern salon told me I had the healthiest hair they’d ever seen. Maybe a chemist can chime in on the ingredients I mentioned and why its so effective? I personally leave out silicones because I’ve gotten a similar effect from the ingredients mentioned above with success in my very small customer base (100 customers).
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Its been difficult to source any type of container. I love tin containers because of the light weight and being more eco friendly. It isn’t lux but it can be done very well.
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I love pairing emulsifiers and stabilizers like gums with face creams. Kokum is incredible because of its hardness and steric acid content. Theres a butter that is also a natural emulsifier but Ive never used it. BTW for kokum it can dramatically alter the look and feel of a product.
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wow the marketing gimmicks are real. So many shampoos are advertising niacinimide as a hair miracle.
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Would it be effective if it was left in for 5 minutes?
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Thank you! Good points. I was actually considering a combination. I’ll be selling locally but eventually need to ship since I don’t plan to make a lot for the festivals. The theft and driving hours doesn’t leaves only the option of shipping after the show. I’m still debating how much glass vs plastic since I also want to present an eco friendly product. I know there is a lot of debate on that front.
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That is part of my research. Because of some experience in making products that changed my skin and hair forever, it was simple and cheap. You don’t need much so I figured the marketing bit was valuable. So I might actually market, simple is better. Lol.
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Is there a scientific explanation of why adding these things makes hair feel nicer despite it washing away? I want to make an effective product and better understand so I can for lack of a better word, smarter. For example my favorite shampoo and the only one that works is the Shikikai color reflect. The main ingredient is vegetable glycerine which is how I began making hair care. By adding it to my shampoos, my hair became less dry but with so many other ingredients, my science isn’t exact. Is “feel” different from actual efficacy? How would it be measured if I subjectively feel that the additional active type of ingredients I use make my hair look and feel nicer even when there is no science to back that up?
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You can completely remove guarcat. The benefits of it are overstated. I love vegetable glycerine because of its feel, it does wash off but I find that the inclusion improves my hair even if a little.
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Use a very small amount immediately after wetting skin and lightly blotting dry. You have to use humectants strategically and layer various products. If made correctly, HA quenches skin on contact. But on very dry skin in dry weather, you won’t do your skin any favors. Also a dry or tight feel doesn’t necessarily mean dry skin. Skin feel is a different part of skin care. Film forming agents can make the tight feeling much smoother. One of my favorites is seaweed powder. Smells like doo doo but I can’t recommend it enough from a consumer standpoint. Formulating with it is difficult but I’m sure the well trained chemists on here can explain its use.
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How would rice starch impact the skin feel of a 10-20 urea face cream? I happen to like the ‘greasy’ effect of urea but reading about its benefits I want to see if it would improve the texture.
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Thank you so much. I’m a hobbyist and looking to sell at local festivals since losing my job. But I am considering applying for grants to start a business which would allow me to pay for consulting.