Hair Treatment Formulation with Your Ingredients

Based on the ingredients you've listed and the information from the product descriptions, you absolutely can create a hair treatment with a cream texture for your project.

Here's a breakdown of how your ingredients work together and what else you might consider:

• น้ำอัญชัน (Butterfly Pea Water): This will serve as your water phase. Using butterfly pea water is a great natural touch for your project, potentially adding color and some beneficial properties.
• Light Cream Maker™ (Product ID: 141): This is your primary emulsifier. It's designed to create an oil-in-water cream, even without heat, and can handle a reasonable amount of oil (up to 20%). It will bind your water phase (butterfly pea water) and your oil phase together.
• Cetearyl Alcohol (Product ID: 480): This acts as a thickener and co-emulsifier. While Light Cream Maker™ creates the emulsion, Cetearyl Alcohol will significantly help to build viscosity, making the product thicker and giving it a richer cream consistency suitable for a hair treatment. It also provides conditioning properties. Note that Cetearyl Alcohol typically needs to be heated and melted into the oil phase.
• Fractionated Coconut Oil (Product ID: 169) and Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) (Product ID: 85): These are your oil phases. They are emollients that will provide conditioning, moisture, and shine to the hair, which are key functions of a hair treatment. Fractionated Coconut Oil is light and easily absorbed, while Olive Oil offers richer conditioning.
• Preserve-Free BHL™ (Product ID: 7795): This is a crucial preservative. Since you are using a water-based ingredient (butterfly pea water), a preservative is essential to prevent the growth of bacteria, mold, and yeast, ensuring the product is safe and stable over time. Preserve-Free BHL™ is a good choice as it's considered gentle and allows for a "preservative-free" claim under certain regulations.

Can it be a Treatment with Just These?

Yes, with these components, you have the foundation for a basic conditioning hair treatment cream. The oils and Cetearyl Alcohol will provide moisturizing and softening benefits to the hair.

What Might Be Missing or Recommended?

While your list forms a functional cream base, for an enhanced hair treatment and to meet the "most natural" requirement from your teacher, you could consider adding:

• Humectants: Ingredients like Glycerin or Propanediol can help draw moisture into the hair.
• Hair-Specific Actives: Depending on the goal of your treatment (e.g., strengthening, smoothing, adding protein), you could add ingredients like:
  • Hydrolyzed Proteins (e.g., wheat, rice, or pea protein) for strengthening.
  • Panthenol (Vitamin B5) for moisture and shine.
  • Natural extracts known for hair benefits (ensure they are compatible with your formula and preservative).
• pH Adjustment: The effectiveness of the preservative (Preserve-Free BHL™ works best in pH 4-9) and the health of the hair cuticle depend on pH. You might need a mild acid (like Citric Acid) to adjust the final pH if necessary.
• Fragrance (Optional): You might want to add a natural fragrance or essential oil suitable for hair products, keeping the "natural" theme in mind.

Formulation Considerations:

• You will need to determine the percentages of each ingredient. A typical cream involves heating the oil phase (containing oils, Cetearyl Alcohol) and the water phase (butterfly pea water, potentially Light Cream Maker™ if added to water phase) separately, then combining them while stirring to form the emulsion. The Light Cream Maker™ description mentions it can work without heat, but the Cetearyl Alcohol requires heating to dissolve, so a hot process is likely needed.
• Always add the preservative (Preserve-Free BHL™) in the cooling phase, typically below 40-50°C, as instructed in its description.
• Ensure thorough mixing to create a smooth, stable cream.

In summary, your selected ingredients are capable of creating a hair treatment cream. By carefully determining the percentages and following proper mixing techniques, you can make a good product for your project. Adding a few more natural hair-benefiting ingredients could make it even better!