conditioners

Duplicating products: Cleansing conditioners

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Before we get into trying to duplicate a few cleansing conditioners, we need to establish what it means for a product to be a cleansing conditioner versus a normal conditioner. (For a quick summary of the no-shampoo method or co-washing method, click here.) How does a cleansing conditioner differ from a normal conditioner? It doesn’t. For...

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Question: Can we make a clear leave in conditioner?

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Sweeteababy0427 writes: I would like to know more about making liquid emulsifications. For example, like a leave in conditioner that has oils and water but I would like for it to stay in the liquid form and translucent (if possible). I saw you post about the spray leave in conditioner but I am thinking in general,...

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Cationic polymers: Polyquaterniums

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I’ve written about polyquat 7 and honeyquat before, but let’s take a look at those polyquaternium ingredients along with a few others! So what is a cationic polymer? A polymer is “Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively...

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Experiments in the workshop: Intense conditioner with all my conditioning agents (updated)

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I do love a good conditioner, and even more so since the incident with the Dremel left me with a big chunk of hair that has been really really damaged. I wouldn’t normally combine cetrimonium bromide and BTMS-50 in a conditioner as they don’t play well together and tend to separate, but I need some...

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Esters: Using PPG-3 benzyl ether myristate in conditioners

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We’ve taken a look at using esters in rinse-off and leave-in conditioners, and it’s easy to add our PPG-3 benzyl ether myristate to conditioners in place of our silicones or as an additional emollient, conditioning, and shine enhancing ingredient. Making an intense conditioner is a great idea for dry or processed hair, so let’s take...

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