Weightless Sulfate-Free Surfactants Conditioning Shampoo

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Weightless Sulfate-Free Surfactants Conditioning Shampoo
Ingredients
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  • Deionized water
  • 341.9 grams
  • Plantaren 2000 (Cognis) (Decyl glucoside)
  • 115.0 grams
  • Cetiol LDO (Cognis) (Dicaprylyl ether and lauryl alcohol)
  • 2.5 grams
  • Lamesoft PO-65 (Cognis) (Coco-glucoside and glyceryl oleate)
  • 12.5 grams
  • Sodium benzoate
  • 2.5 grams
  • Natrosol Plus 330 CS (Ashland) (Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose)
  • 10.6 grams
  • AquaCat iC (Ashland) (Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and polyquaternium 7)
  • 15.0 grams
  • Citric acid 50% solution to adjust pH 5.0
  • q.s.

Procedure

Add Natrosol Plus 330 CS cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose to water under agitation. Raise pH to about 8.0-9.0. Mix for 45 minutes while maintaining the pH. Adjust the pH if necessary. Add Plantaren 2000, Cetiol LDO and Lamesoft PO-65 while mixing. Mix 10 minutes between each addition.  Add sodium benzoate. Mix 10 minutes.  Add citric acid to adjust pH to approximately 5.0. Mix for 15 minutes. Add AquaCat iC guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and polyquaternium 7 and mix for 10 minutes. Adjust pH to approximately 5.

Properties

Viscosity Brookfield, LVT, 30 rpm (cps)—4,820; pH—5.0; Lather appearance—Rich, Dense.

More Information

Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients , Tel: (302) 995-3000; Website: www.aqualon.com