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What have we learned from making loads of different products with Incroquat BTMS-50? It’s a versatile ingredient. We can use it as a conditioning agent as it has a positive charge. We can use it as an emulsifier as it will bring oils and water together. We can use it as a thickener and stiffener...
As our final ingredient in this series on Incroquat BTMS-50, we’re taking a look at cleansing conditioners. Cleansing conditioners are no different than regular rinse off conditioners. I know this might not seem to be right, but if you take some time to do some comparisons – click here for mine – you’ll see that...
I love leave in conditioners! You can fill leave in conditioners full of ingredients to moisturize, hydrate, smooth, tame, and protect your hair, and you don’t need a ton of each ingredient to do it! Think of a leave in conditioner as being very much like a rinse off conditioner, but thinner. You can use...
This week we took a look at Incroquat BTMS-50 as a conditioning agent and emulsifier. We’ll focus on the awesome conditioning powers it can offer our hair for a few more days before we get into what it can bring to our lotions. What makes a conditioner an intense conditioner? We tend to use more...
This dry winter weather is wreaking havoc on my hair, making the ends all hard and brittle, so I thought I’d make myself a little conditioner with coconut oil. But the winter hair custard I made a few weeks ago is quite high in coconut oil – 10% – and it’s causing my hair to...