shampoo

Again, I admit I’m biased towards panthenol as it’s such a great ingredient for our hair, but do we need it in a shampoo if we’re including it in a conditioner? What does it bring to our hair? It offers moisturizing without oils, it can swell the hair shaft in a good way to moisturize...

A shampoo should have a certain viscosity to it. Not too thick so it won’t come out of the bottle, and not too thin that it spills out like water all over the tub. We want to to be like the porridge that horrible Goldilocks stole from the adorable baby bear – just right. We...

I love including hydrolyzed proteins in my shampoo, but is there a point in using it if you’re including  it in your conditioner? I admit that I have a huge weakness when it comes to proteins in my products. I kinda collect them – I’ve used many different ones, including hydrolyzed oat protein, hydrolyzed silk...

Sorry for the long delay in posts – has it really been three months? Let’s resume our discussion about designing products as part of a series. Please check out this posts below to read from the start about shampoo! Shampoo – How does it work?Shampoo – What’s in it? SurfactantsShampoo – What’s in it? Other...

When we take a regular or clarifying shampoo and add a conditioning agent or cationic polymer like polyquat 7 or honeyquat to it, we change it into a conditioning shampoo. If you’re using a conditioner after washing, should we bother? Yes! It doesn’t take much to make a great impact – say up to 3% – but it makes a world of difference! Have...