conditioners

Formulating conditioners: Thickening a leave in conditioner

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In this post, Conditioners: Modifying the leave-in conditioner with Incroquat CR, Allison asked: If I wanted to make this a little thicker, say, about the consistency of a light lotion, what would be a good thickener to add? Or perhaps just more BTMS? I have such bad luck with spray bottles getting clogged/malfunctioning that I think I’d like...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Creating rinse off conditioners with stearamidopropyl dimethylamine – a few variations

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Yesterday, we took a look at how to make another rinse off conditioner with stearamidopropyl dimethylamine. Today, let’s look at a few variations on this formula so you can modify it for your hair type. If you have dry hair, you’ll want to include humectants and emollients in your version. Glycerin can be a great...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Creating rinse off conditioners with stearamidopropyl dimethylamine – another formula

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Yesterday, we took another look at stearamidopropyl dimethylamine and how to use it in formulas for fine or curly hair to retain volume and reduce that feeling of being weighed down. Today, let’s modify that formula to include some other things we like for our hair. We need to use some kind of fatty alcohol...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Creating rinse off conditioners with stearamidopropyl dimethylamine

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Welcome back to this series on creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls! We’ve been taking a look at different ways to formulate rinse off and leave in conditioners – check out the links at the bottom of this post for the rest of the series – and today I thought we could take...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Creating rinse off conditioners with Varisoft EQ 65, actives, extracts, and humectants 

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Last week, we started this series by using Varisoft EQ 65 to make very light, fluffy rinse off conditioners. Let’s make a few light, fluffy rinse off conditioners using some of the ingredients and actives we met the other day. I haven’t found the Volumizing Complex does much in a rinse off conditioner, but you’re...

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