Month: September 2012

Question: What’s the difference on my hair between BTMS-25 and BTMS-50?

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In this post for making conditioners for newbie Tuesday, canfieldfive writes: I have a long rambling question: I have the Conditioning Emulsifier from MMS (Behentrimonium Methosulfate and Cetearyl Alcohol) and the BTMS-50 (Behentrimonium Methosulfate and Cetyl Alcohol and Butylene Glycol) from Brambleberry. What will these do differently for my hair? (I plan to use Cetyl Alcohol...

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Question: Is frizzy hair always dry hair?

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In this post on making conditioner for newbie Tuesday, Rosi asks: Humectant is not good for frizzy hair, but is good for dry hair. Is there a difference? To me frizziness and dryness walk hand in hand, so how do I know and if I have both, use or not use humectant. Sorry I don’t...

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Blast from the past: Silicone replacements…

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I’ve read the e-mails and the comments and I know some of you are seeking alternatives to silicones. Fortunately, you can find ingredients that will offer the same kind of conditioning, slip, film forming, and shine enhancing qualities of dimethicone to include in your hair or skin care products. (You really can’t mimic the effects...

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Newbie Tuesday: Let’s get ready to make conditioners!

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I think conditioners are the most asked about product on this blog, so let’s make one from scratch. We will first make a basic recipe, then we’ll tweak it over the next few weeks for different hair types. Which recipe should we choose? Conditioners can be made with up to 10% conditioning agent – Incroquat BTMS-50,...

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Experiments in the workshop: Rita BTMS-225 – results

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As I mentioned in this post on watching your products over time, I thought I’d do a follow up on the conditioner I made with Rita BTMS-225 and let you know how it stands up over time and what we thought of it. (I made my normal conditioner but traded the Incroquat BTMS-50 for Rita BTMS-225.)...

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