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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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Q&A: Creating light, leave in conditioners with cationic polymers and humectants

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Yesterday, we took a look at a few actives and extracts we can use to create volume and retain curls. Today, let’s take a look at incorporating them into conditioners! As everything we met yesterday – propanediol 1,3, panthenol, betaine, Volumizing complex, Lycopene bioferment, and Kera straightening and curl – is water soluble, the only thing we...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Using conditioning agents that won’t weigh down hair – actives & extracts

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Yesterday, we made some awesome very light leave in conditioners using cationic polymers, like Honeyquat, polyquaternium 7, or some of the new ones I have, like quaternized lemon shine. Today, let’s take a look at a few active ingredients that may help us retain curls, reduce weight, and increase bounciness! So many curly haired people...

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Q&A: Creating conditioners that add volume and retain curls? Using conditioning agents that won’t weigh down hair – cationic polymers

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Yesterday, we took a look at making conditioners with Varisoft EQ 65 as this cationic quaternary compound creates fluffy products that won’t weigh down our hair. Today, let’s take a look at making light leave in conditioners with cationic polymers. When it comes to creating conditioners for fine hair or those that want more volume,...

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