Mommy n’ Me Bubbly Amide-Free Baby Shampoo

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Mommy n’ Me Bubbly Amide-Free Baby Shampoo
Ingredients
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  • Deionized water
  • 60.29
  • Protachem NA2 (Protameen) (Disodium EDTA)
  • 0.20
  • Glucquat 125 (Noveon) (Lauryl methyl gluceth-10 hydroxypropyidimonium chloride)
  • 0.10
  • Sulfochem TD-3 (Noveon) (Sodium trideceth sulfate (30%)
  • 10.00
  • Atlas G-4280 (Uniqema) (PEG-80 sorbitan laurate)
  • 8.00
  • Chembetaine C (Noveon) (Cocamidopropyl betaine (35%))
  • 11.50
  • Miranol HMA (Rhodia) (Sodium lauroamphoacetate (40%))
  • 4.00
  • Glucamate LT (Noveon) (PEG-120 methyl glucose trioleate, popylene glycol, water (40% Active))
  • 5.50
  • Glydant Plus Liquid (Lonza) (DMDM hydantoin (and) iodopropynyl butylcarbamate)
  • 0.40
  • Citric acid (50%)
  • 0.01*

Procedure

In a suitable vessel, dissolve EDTA in deionized water.  Add ingredients 3-7 to the batch slowly, one at a time, with mixing. Mix batch slowly at about 200 rpm while heating to 70°C. Mix until uniform. When batch is uniform and at 70°C, add Glucamate LT Thickener and mix at 400 rpm for 5-10 minutes. Reduce mixing speed to 200 rpm and allow batch to cool. Add ingredient 9 when temperature reaches 40°C. Adjust pH with citric acid to 5.8-6.2. Adjust final viscosity with sodium chloride if necessary.

Properties

Appearance    Clear viscous liquid
pH    5.8-6.2
Viscosity (mPa∙s)**    3,500-6,500
Turbidity (NTU)***     0-6
Stability:      Passed 3 months @ 45°C, passed 5 freeze / thaw cycles   

More Information

* typical amount, q.s. to pH 5.8-6.2.
**Brookfield RVT @ 20 rpm, 25°C, #5 spindle, measured after 24 hours
***HF Scientific, Inc.,  Micro 100 Turbidimeter