conditioners

Q&A: Why can cationic and anionic ingredients be used together in solid shampoo bars?

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In this month’s Q&A, Melinda asked, Why can cationic and anionic ingredients be used in solid (shampoo) bars? Normally, we don’t want to combine anionic (negatively charged) or cationic (positively charged) ingredients together as they’re opposite charges and don’t play well together. But we can make them work because we don’t have all that annoying water...

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Blast from the past: Conditioners! Loads of links!

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I love conditioners so much! There are so many kinds you can make – rinse off, intense, leave in, pre-wash, deep conditioning, volumizing, and hair masks, to name a few – and so many different ways to make them. I thought I’d share a few of my favourite formulas! As a quick note: Don’t forget...

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Zoom workshop: Conditioners – meeting link, password, and formula handout

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I thought this photo of all the empty containers for conditioners I was testing was a fun way to introduce this topic. I do have posts for all those formulas on the blog somewhere! Happy Saturday! Sorry for the lateness in sharing this, but this is where you find everything you need to join our...

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#alltheingredients: Crodazoquat MCC (Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Quaternium-87 (and) Cetearyl Alcohol) – conditioner

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In the shampoo bar Zoom workshop on Sunday, June 14, 2020, Zikhona asked about Crodazoquat MCC (INCI name: Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Quaternium-87 (and) Cetearyl Alcohol). Let’s take a look at this conditioner that’s advertised to work well for African hair types. “Crodazoquat MCC is a hair conditioning agent that meets the needs of an increasingly diverse...

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Questions from the recent Zoom workshop on shampoo bars: Adding conditioners to bars

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Thanks for joining me today! In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the questions you had about the pH of the shampoo bars we made in the Zoom workshop on June 14th, 2020. I’ve been going through the chat you were having – which was awesome! – and trying to answer the questions...

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