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  • Toriii

    Beginning formulator
    September 9, 2024 at 4:59 pm in reply to: Leave-In Detangling and Conditioner Spray

    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.

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