Sulfate-Free Conditioning Shampoo

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Sulfate-Free 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 PF618 (Ashland) (Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride)
  • 15.0 grams
  • Citric acid 50% solution to adjust pH 5.0
  • q.s.
  • Total batch
  • 500.0 grams

Procedure

Add Natrosol Plus 330 CS (cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose) to water under agitation. Raise pH to approximately 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.  Next, add AquaCat PF618 guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and mix for 10 minutes. Adjust pH to about 5.

Properties

Viscosity Brookfield, LVT, 30rpm (cps)—4,700; pH—5.0; Lather Appearance—Rich, dense.

More Information

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