Creating rinse-off conditioners with silicone substitutes: Using cyclomethicone substitutions with sensory characteristic comparison chart (part three)

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Welcome back to this multi-part series on creating rinse-off hair conditioners with silicone substitutes. In part one, we took a look at how we might create a basic formula, choosing ingredients and preservatives. In part two, we analyzed the formula to see what each ingredient brings to the conditioner party, then took a look at...

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Creating rinse-off conditioners with silicone substitutions: Creating the basic formula (part two) – the formula! 

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Welcome back to this multi-part series on creating rinse-off hair conditioners with silicone substitutes. In part one, we took a look at how we might create a basic formula, choosing ingredients and preservatives. In today’s post – part two – we’ll be analyzing the formula to see what each ingredient brings to the conditioner party,...

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Creating conditioners with silicone substitutions: How to create a basic formula (part one)

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A Pyrex container with a white conditioner in it and an immersion blender in the container. It's to demonstrate how thick the formula is when it cools.

I admit it, I’m in love with silicones. I drench my hair in them to chase away the frizzies, I coat my skin in them to feel smoother and more protected, I could happily lounge in a bath or swim in a pool of dimethicone it just makes everything feel more velvety, luscious, and luxuriant,...

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#alltheingredients: Dimethicone – soft, silky, smooth, velvety, matte, non-draggy silicone

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It’s been a while since we enjoyed a deep dive into dimethicone, one of my favourite silicones for hair and skin care products. I’ll be starting a series on making hair conditioners without silicones shortly, and thought it was time we learned a bit more about this awesome silicone before we tried replacing it with...

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#alltheingredients: Cyclomethicone – light, volatile silicone

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It’s been a while since we enjoyed a deep dive into cyclomethicone, one of my favourite silicones for hair and skin care products. I’ll be starting a series on making hair conditioners without silicones shortly, and thought it was time we learned a bit more about this awesome silicone before we tried replacing it with...

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