Strong-hold Curl Retention Gel for Ethnic Hair

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Strong-hold Curl Retention Gel for Ethnic Hair
Ingredients
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Phase A

  • Deionized water
  • 62.45
  • Synthalen W2000 (Coast Southwest/3V) (Acrylates/palmeth25 (and) acrylate copolymer)
  • 4.00
  • Butylene glycol (Coast Southwest) (Butylene glycol)
  • 3.00
  • DL Panthenol 50% (Coast Southwest) (Panthenol)
  • 1.00
  • Uvasorb S5 (Coast Southwest) (Benzophenone-4)
  • 0.05
  • Endicare DP-520S (Coast Southwest) (Polyoxazoline)
  • 25.00

Phase B

  • Endisil S 1501 (Coast Southwest) (Cyclopentasiloxane (and) dimethicone)
  • 1.00
  • Endisil FS-677 (Coast Southwest) (Phenyl trimethicone)
  • 1.00
  • Endisil FS-193 (Coast Southwest) (PEG-12 dimethicone)
  • 1.00
  • Sharomix DMP (Coast Southwest/Sharon-Laboratories)
  • 0.50
  • (Diazolidinyl urea (and) methylparaben (and) propylparaben (and) propylene glycol)

Phase C

  • NaOH 0.5N (Sodium hydroxide)
  • q.s.

Phase D

  • Olivatis 15 (Coast Southwest/Medolla Italia) (Olive oil glycereth-8 esters)
  • 1.00

Procedure

Phase A—In main vessel, add phase A in order until homogenous (slow sweep). Phase B—Add phase B silicones one at a time into phase A with prop mixer (slow sweep). Phase C —Once phase AB is homogenous, titrate with phase C until mixture is a yellow to translucent gel, pH ~ 6.5 - 7.5. Phase D —When phase ABC is at desired viscosity and consistency, add phase D to Phase ABC.

Properties

pH—7.0; Viscosity—55870 cst, sp 05,6 rpm (83.8%).

More Information

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