Hair Styling Product Formulation: Ingredient Questions

Hello,

Here are the answers to your follow-up questions:

1. Regarding the use of Paste Maker™ (Ceteareth-25) as a substitute: Based on the staff's recommendation, Paste Maker™ provides a thick, heavy gel-like texture and is clear, which differs from Beeswax (provides hardness, white texture) and Cetearyl Alcohol (provides viscosity, white texture). Therefore, Paste Maker™ is not a direct one-to-one substitute for any single ingredient in the original formula. However, it can be used to modify the texture to a thick, clear gel or used in combination with PEG-7 to help increase viscosity to be closer to PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil.
2. Regarding the percentage of PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate: According to the formula suggested by the staff, item 4 recommends using PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate 5% instead of PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, and item 6 still includes PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate 5%. Therefore, in the formula recommended by the staff, the total amount of PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate would be 10%.
3. Regarding the difference between PEG group ingredients and TWEEN in hair styling products: The staff indicated that they do not have information for this question.

Hope this information is helpful.