Hair serum formulation with Cyclomethicone and suggested alternative
Asked by: sirikosin
On: February 20, 2018
Product Type:
Cosmetics
Question
I want to make a hair serum using Cyclomethicone as the base instead of water. I plan to include the following ingredients:
- Glycerin 2%
- Biotin Express 1%
- Vitamin B3 1%
- Zinc PCA 0.2%
- Phenoxyethanol SA 1%
- Silicone Hi-Cond 2-3% (for hair conditioning)
How can I formulate this serum, especially ensuring compatibility between Cyclomethicone and the other ingredients?
Answer
Based on the staff's feedback, your original hair serum formula using Cyclomethicone as the base instead of water is not directly feasible because Cyclomethicone requires an emulsifier to mix with the other ingredients.
The staff proposed a revised formula that is workable:
- Glycerin 2%
- Biotin Express 1%
- Vitamin B3 1%
- Zinc PCA 0.2%
- Phenoxyethanol SA 1% (Preservative)
- Silicone Hi-Cond 2-3% (Acts as a hair conditioning agent)
- Rest is a water-based base.
This revised formula uses Silicone Hi-Cond, which is compatible and provides conditioning, and specifies Phenoxyethanol SA as the preservative.
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