Gentle Cleansing Bases for Shower Gel and Face Wash

For creating shower gel and face wash with herbal extracts, you can indeed use the same gentle cleansing base for both products. This allows for simpler formulation and ordering.

Several gentle surfactant concentrates derived from amino acids are suitable for this purpose, as they are mild enough for facial skin while also effective for body cleansing. These include:

• AminoWash™ (Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate): This is a very gentle detergent specifically recommended for facial cleansing products due to its mildness and pleasant foam texture. It is also suitable for baby products, indicating its high gentleness.
• Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate: Another gentle amino acid-derived surfactant that provides good lather and moisturizes the skin. Suitable for body and hair cleansing products, and gentle enough for face.
• Sodium Lauroyl Glycinate: A highly gentle amino acid-derived detergent suitable for gentle cleansing formulas.
• Potassium Myristoyl Glutamate: Also a highly gentle amino acid-derived detergent providing good lather.

These bases are concentrated surfactants that form the primary cleansing component. To incorporate herbal extracts, you would typically add the water-soluble extracts to the water phase of your formulation before adding and mixing the surfactant base.

Using one of these gentle amino acid-based options allows you to create both a mild face wash and a gentle shower gel by adjusting other ingredients like thickeners, moisturizers, and your herbal extracts.

Another gentle option is IseFoam™ (Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate), which is highly gentle and produces good foam, commonly used for body and hair cleansing.

Choosing one of these gentle options ensures compatibility with sensitive facial skin while being suitable for a general body wash, allowing you to streamline your ingredient purchases.