Oh my god I came here with almost the same question. I have tried so many things and it keeps separating.
What I’ve tried:
A.
82% water
8% rosemary hydrosol
1% snow mushroom
1% Irish Sea moss extract
1% keratin protein
1% honeyquat
3% oil
1% btms50
1% cetyreal alcohol
1% dpanthenol
B.
82% water
8% rosemary hydrosol
1% snow mushroom
1% Irish Sea moss extract
1% keratin protein
1% honeyquat
2% oil
2% btms25
1% cetyreal alcohol
1% dpanthenol
C.
82% water
8% rosemary hydrosol
2% snow mushroom extract
2% Irish sea moss extract
2% keratin protein
1% honeyquat
1% btmc (behetrimonium chloride)
1% cetyreal alcohol
1% dpanthenol
C works the best, the other two break I believe due to the percentages being too low :/ if I do 2% btms and 2% cetearyl it emulsifies and feels great but it’s near solid like a cream. I see so many thin formulas on the market using these conditioning agents and emulsifiers I do not understand how they do it.