Freshen up your hair with this Foaming Hair Refresher!
This formulation features the following ingredients:
- SPHERILEX® 10 PC: a versatile and eco-friendly option to microplastics in leave-on and color cosmetic applications. It has a narrow particle size distribution and is easy to formulate.
| Phase | Trade Name | INCI Name | % w/w |
| A | Water with 0.5 Sodium Benzoate | ad 100.00 | |
| Creatine | 0.50 | ||
| B | Xanthan Gum | 1.00 | |
| C | PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil | 0.80 | |
| Quaternium-80 | 0.50 | ||
| Perfume | q.s. | ||
| Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine | 2.00 | ||
| Cetrimonium Chloride | 1.50 | ||
| LACTIL® | 0.50 | ||
| D | SPHERILEX® 10 PC | Hydrated Silica | 1.50 |
| Cellulose | 1.00 | ||
| E | Citric Acid, 30% | q.s. |
Procedure for Foaming Hair Refresher
- Dissolve creatine in the water phase.
- Add Xanthan Gum and homogenize.
- Blend SPHERILEX® 10 PC and starch/cellulose and add to the water phase. Homogenize with moderate speed.
- Blend all ingredients of Phase C and add to the water phase while stirring with moderate speed.
- Adjust the pH value to 5.5
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Formulation No. HPC 1928/20
