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I’ve written about beard conditioners before, but I thought I’d expand the topic a little more considering we’ve been discussing conditioners at length for a while. Manly men with giant beards can benefit from beard conditioners in two ways – it can help keep their beards nicely conditioned and detangled, and it can help moisturize...
I like to make a conditioner-like shaving lotion as well…(originally from this post) SHAVING LOTIONOIL PHASE3% Incroquat BTMS or cetrimonium bromide2% cetyl alcohol2% jojoba oil2.7% shea, fractionated coconut, or other light oil2% phytokeratin or other hydrolyzed protein1.1% silk protein HEATED WATER PHASE5% aloe vera (increase to 10% if you like)80.7% water1% hydrovance or other humectant...
Conditioners make awesome shaving products, and you don’t need to make many tweaks to get an awesome product that offers post-shaving moisturizing! You can use any of the conditioners we’ve made with cetrimonium bromide or BTMS-50 as shaving products…but let’s tweak them to make them even more skin friendly. I love adapting conditioner bars to...
I love conditioner bars! They travel well, don’t over-condition, and aren’t hard to make! In short, they’re awesome! I’ve written a great deal about conditioner bars in the past (including a visual tutorial), so I’ll offer you those links now so you can see where the recipe originates, then we’ll do some tweaking. Formulating a...
We’ve already seen what cationic polymers like honeyquat or polyquat 7 can do for a shampoo, so let’s take a look at using these as leave in conditioners suitable for fine hair or children’s hair. The cationic polymers are less conditioning than the cationic quaternary compounds like BTMS-50 or cetrimonium bromide, but they can offer...