Hair Care, Skin Care

Curls & Coils Twist Cream

This Essential Ingredients formula contains moringa.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

Curls & Coils Twist Cream
Ingredients
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Phase A

  • Water
  • 78.70
  • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl acrylate crosspolymer (Lubrizol) (Carbopol Ultrez 21)
  • 0.20
  • Propanediol (DuPont Tate & Lyle) (Zemea propanediol)
  • 3.00
  • Glycerin (and) Water (and) Chamomila recutita (Matricaria) Flower extract (Lipotec) (Actismart SW chamomile)
  • 1.00

Phase B

  • Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea butter) (Essential Elements) (Ei Shea)
  • 5.00
  • Moringa Oil/Hydrogenated Moringa Oil Esters (and) Tocopherol (Floratech) (Floralipids Moringa Butter)
  • 1.00
  • Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Essential Elements) (Coconut Oil C-76)
  • 2.00
  • Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil (Floratech) (Florasun 90)
  • 4.00
  • Hydrogenated Castor Oil (Vertellus) (Castorwax MP-80)
  • 2.00
  • Cetearyl Alcohol (&) Ceteareth-20 (Lubrizol) (Promulgen D)
  • 2.00

Phase C

  • Water (and) Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH25% Solution)
  • 0.30
  • Phenoxyethanol (and) Ethylhexylglycerin (Troy) (TroyCare PE82)
  • 0.80

Procedure

In the main vessel, add the water and sprinkle in the Carbopol Ultrez 21 and allow to wet out (approximately 10 minutes). After the Carbopol is hydrated, begin mixing and heat Phase A to ~80°C. In a separate vessel, combine Phase B ingredients under mixing and heat to ~80°C. When both phases are uniform and at temperature, add Phase B to Phase A and continue to mix. After 10 minutes, remove heat source and continue to mix while cooling down. At approximately 55°C, add the Phase C components one at a time mixing until uniform before adding the next.

Properties

Appearance—Thick, white cream; pH—7.17; Final viscosity—7,500 cps (RV #6 @20rpm).

More Information

Essential Ingredients 770-831-9010 www.essentialingredients.com