conditioners

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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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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Experiments with Rita BTMS-225: Shaving lotion

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I really love cationic quaternary compounds as the base for my shaving lotions because they offer a lovely moisturized and conditioned feeling after rinsing. I make a solid shaving bar, which is awesome in my humble opinion, but I do like a liquid from time to time. I thought Rita BTMS-225 would make a great...

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Question: Can we use regular e-wax in a conditioner?

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In this post on Rita BTMS-225, Julie asks: Can you use regular e wax in a conditioner? I’d love to try one just to try it, but I don’t want to have to buy a different emulsifier I probably wouldn’t use much.  The short answer is no, you can’t use regular e-wax in a conditioner. And...

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