FUN-ky Wet Fibers

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By: TOM BRANNA

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FUN-ky Wet Fibers
Ingredients
%

Phase A

  • Deionized Water
  • 46.53
  • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbopol®* Ultrez 21 Polymer
  • 0.30
  • Aminomethyl Propanol, AMP-Ultra™ PC 2000 (95%)
  • 0.03

Phase B

  • Polyacrylate-2 Crosspolymer (30%), Fixate™* Superhold Polymer
  • 15.68
  • Diisostearyl Fumarate, Schercemol™* DISF Ester
  • 1.00
  • Alcohol Denat., Ethanol
  • 3.00
  • DMDM Hydantoin (and) Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Glydant Plus® Liquid
  • 0.40
  • Aminomethyl Propanol, AMP-Ultra™ PC 2000 (95%)
  • 2.06 (q.s to pH 6.8 - 7.2)

Phase C

  • Propylene Glycol
  • 5.00
  • PEG-90M, Rita PEO-18 (or) Polyox WSR-301
  • 0.30
  • Deionized Water
  • 20.00

Phase D

  • Yellow 6, F D & C Yellow No. 6 (0.1%)
  • 3.50
  • Red 33, D & C Red No 33 (0.1%)
  • 2.20

Procedure

  1. Sprinkle Carbopol®* Ultrez 21 Polymer on the surface of Deionized water and allow to wet.  Begin gentle mixing.
  2. Partially neutralize Carbopol®* Polymer dispersion with AMP-Ultra™ PC 2000. Mix until uniform.  
  3. Add PART B ingredients one at a time in order to the batch with mixing.  
  4. Adjust pH to 6.8 – 7.2 with AMP-Ultra™ PC 2000.
  5. Prepare PART C:  mix glycol and water.  Add slowly PEG-90M to the mix with strong agitation and slight heating, until homogeneous.
  6. Add PART C to the batch with mixing.
  7. Add dyes.  Mix until uniform.  

Properties

Appearance: Stringy red opaque gel
pH: 6.8 – 7.2
Viscosity (mPa·s)***: 25,000 – 40,000
High Humidity Curl Retention:
  98% of original curl after 8 hours
  98% of original curl after 24 hours
  (90% relative humidity, 25˚C)

Stability: Passed 2 months @ 45°C, 5 cycles freeze/thaw (in process)

*** Brookfield RVT, spindle 6, 20 rpm, 25°C, measured after 24 hours

More Information

For more information visit www.noveon.com or www.carbopol.com or contact your nearest Noveon location.

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