Formulating Simple, High-Performance Hair Care Products

Most hair conditioners and masks contain fatty alcohols, cationic surfactants, emulsifiers, oils and silicones. Usually, formulators must heat these ingredients to develop their formulations. Each time formulators modify an ingredient, they must repeat the entire process of heating the entire formulation. This process continues until the formulation is perfected. The development of formulations using heat requires time and energy. So, how can SNF help formulators save time, energy and money?

The trend of “less is more” is becoming a requirement. By reducing the number of ingredients in a hair care formulation, consumer product companies can reduce the cost of the formulas and save time and energy by using cold-process formulations. Companies can pass these savings to the end-users, which is good for everyone.

Inverse Emulsion Polymers

Inverse emulsions or liquid dispersion polymers (LDPs) are made up of a dispersion of polymer droplets suspended in a continuous oil phase. An oil-in-water emulsifier allows this dispersion to invert with water and agitation. The polymer is released with agitation and