[maysun]

Now the demand is rather high, solid shampoo bars are a trend. They are one of the best selling products in “Lush”. I don´t know if you know the brand, but it´s a very popular so called “natural” brand . But when you look to their ingredients, they are not so natural…. I think they have forget to write the “laureth”  in the label (which is such a bad thing…). About the slush factor, the shampoos come with some instructions and tell the consumers to take the bar out of the shower and let it dry after use it. Despite of that disadvantage, people seem to be raving about this solid shampoo bars. Don´t ask me why, because I find them quite unpractical. Anyway. Does a acidic ph affect the SCI?

[maysun]

Thank you very much for all your suggestions. You have been very helpful 

[maysun]

If with A/D active you mean the anti dandruff and/or anti sebum active, I was thinking about adding a blend of essential oils (tea tree, salvia sclarea and distilled lime)  to act as a fragance and actives at the same time. I can also add willow bark extract. 

[maysun]

I was thinking in using phenonip as a preservative, but I am still searching for  better options. The purpose of salycilic acid was to act as an  exfoliant. But if it reacts with sodium lactate I can replace it with something else. I am using Coco-caprylate and Caprylic / capric triglycerides together because I have less quantity of coco-caprylate than Caprylic / capric triglycerides in my workshop (to spend the ingredients that I have). Could you ,please, tell me what is an A/D active? I speak spanish, I don´t know if I don´t know it because of the translation or if I don´t know what it is at all. The formula is still a draft, I can add or leave out anything if it´s necessary.

[maysun]

If you think olivem is useless I can leave it out. Not a problem. As olivem is a derivative of olive I thought that it could have oleic acid, and I don´t want my shampoo to have it The idea was to make a creamier shampoo, but as you can notice I am still learning. 

[maysun]

Thanks for the super fast response. Excuse me, I forgot to add the complete formula: Akyl polyglucosyde	15	%
sodium coco sulfate	22
SCI	32
Cetearyl Alcohol	2
Olivem 1000 – Cetearyl olivate, Sorbitan olivate	5
Coco-caprylate	3
Peg 40	3
Caprylic / capric triglycerides	3
Glycerin	5
Sodium Lactate	3
provitamin B5	3
Hydrolysed silk	1
Acid Salicylic	1
Powdered almond milk -Prunus dulcis oil, Rice maltodextrin, Acacia Senegal gum	1
Fragrance	1
Total Amount	100

[maysun]

Hello everyone! My name is Maysun and I am from Spain. As I am the proud daughter of a chemist, I have always been interested in chemistry and cosmetics (and having interesting chats with my dad on this issue). Althought I am not a chemist (in fact I have a degree on philosophy) I have been formulating my own cosmetic products for three years, at first asking everything to daddy  and now, only from time to time. I hope to learn a lot from you and if I could help someone with my very little knowledge in formulation,  I would be very happy of that.