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I will research the availability of Stepantex VT90. However, what do you think of cocamide DEA ? Is it worth adding it too ? That would be my last question  

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@chemicalmatt
Thanks so much for your advice. I appreciate.

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Thanks my dears for sharing. I appreciate.

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Thanks for sharing your opinion. It would definitly help ! Wouldn’t EDTA help increase the efficiency of Stepanquat GA90 ? Also is it a good idea to add in cocamide DEA as it will help softening the fabrics ? You are right, IPA is not a good idea as I have to increase the fragrance quantity. Thumbs up 🙂

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No one replied ! Did I something wrong ?

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Hello,

I tried to come up with a trial  formula for a fabric softener. Im using Stepanquat GA 90 (Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate ) as it’s the only ingredient I have on hand.

EDTA: 5%
IPA: 5%
Stepanquat GA 90: 8%
preservative: qs
dye: qs
water: qs

Targeted PH around 3

Will my formula be efficient in fabric softening or should I add/change other ingredients to boost it’s performance ?

In some formulas, chemists may use emulsifier like Tween 20 but Im not sure in this formula, it would help. My main concern is the efficiency of the active ingredient (Stepanquat GA 90).

Any critics and suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks for sharing

[shellyco]

thank you @Gunther for the clarification. It’s better clear for me now !

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Thanks David for sharing.

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thanks guys for sharing ! When you state that it’s used for foam and viscosity control, does it mean it may help increase the foam and viscosity when added at certain level ? Or on the contrary it counters the effect of foam and reduce viscosity ? Thank you. 

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Im interested too.

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zaidjeber said:

Way too much xanthan gum, oils, sodium benzoate

Way too little surfactant (not good choice of surfactnts too)

if you want tear free, keep the pH 7

Hi,

is the PH level main factor to avoid tea free shampoo or are there other ingredients that when above certain level cause tears ? If there are other ingredients, can you give please some examples ?