Sulfate-Free Shampoo with Lipex Shea Betaine

By: TOM BRANNA

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Ingredients

%

Phase A

Water
qs to 100

Dermofeel PA-12 (Kinetik Technologies) (Sodium phytate)
0.10

Dehyquart HP (BASF) (Guar hydroxy- propyltrimonium chloride)
0.30

Phase B

Pueact WS Concentrate (Innospec) (Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate)
5.00

Plantapon ACG-HC (BASF) (Sodium cocoyl glutamate)
3.00

Phase C

Euperlan Green (BASF) (Lauryl glucoside (and) stearyl citrate)
4.00

Iselux LQ-CLR (Innospec) (Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate)
22.00

Citric acid
qs

Phase E

Preservative
qs

Fragrance
qs

Phase F

Lipex Shea Betaine (AAK) (Shea butteramidopropyl betaine)
12.00

Lipex 102 E-75 (100%) (AAK) (PEG-75 Shea butter glycerides)
0.50

Procedure

Phase A: Meter water into vessel and begin mixing. Slowly add Dermofeel E PA-12 and mix until fully dispersed. Slowly sift in Dehyquart HP to water and mix until clear and uniform. Heat the batch to 50°C with moderate agitation and care not to incorporate any air. Phase B: Slowly add Pureact WS and Plantapon ACG-HC to the batch and mix until homogeneous and continue heating the batch to 50°C. Phase C: Once the batch has reached 50°C, add Euperlan Green and mix until smooth and homogeneous. Continue with moderate mixing and care not to incorporate any additional air. Start cooling batch. Phase D: Once the batch has reached 40°C slowly add Iselux LQ-CLR with good mixing until batch is uniform. Adjust the pH of the batch to 6.0+/- 0.5 with a 50% citric acid solution and continue to cool the batch to 35°C. Phase E: Slowly add the preservative and the fragrance with good mixing and care not to incorporate any additional air. Phase F: Add Lipex Shea Betaine to the batch with moderate mixing. The batch will thicken upon the addition of the Lipex Shea Betaine. Slowly add Lipex 102 E-75 and adjust the mixing speed accordingly with care not to incorporate any additional air.