Suggested Ingredients for Shampoo and Hair Treatment Formulation

Asked by: netwipawee On: May 17, 2014 Product Type: Cosmetics

Question

The user is asking for suggested ingredients for two types of hair products:

  1. Shampoo: Desired properties include cleansing, reducing itching, reducing hair loss (related to oiliness), controlling scalp oiliness, controlling dandruff, stimulating new hair growth, making hair soft and smooth, reducing tangling, reducing static, and providing a cooling sensation.
  2. Hair Treatment: Desired properties include making hair soft and smooth, reducing tangling, making hair shiny, helping to close hair cuticles, providing deep nourishment, and having a long-lasting fragrance.

The user is looking for ingredient recommendations to achieve these specific effects in their formulations.

Answer

Suggested Ingredients for Shampoo and Hair Treatment

Based on your requirements for a shampoo and hair treatment, here are some suggested ingredients and their properties:

Shampoo

For a shampoo that cleanses, reduces itching, hair loss, and scalp oiliness, stimulates new hair growth, makes hair soft and smooth, reduces static, and provides a cooling sensation, consider these ingredients:

  • For reducing itching, oiliness, and hair loss (related to oiliness), and controlling dandruff:
    • Dandruff-Guard™: An anti-dandruff and anti-itch ingredient that also helps reduce scalp oiliness.
    • BioSulphur™ EQ: Helps reduce oiliness of the scalp and eliminate dandruff and itchy scalp.
    • Licorice Extract: Can help reduce hair loss caused by an excessively oily scalp due to its ability to control skin oil.
  • For stimulating new hair growth:
    • Pep®-Brow: A peptide that stimulates hair follicles and promotes hair growth.
  • For making hair soft and smooth, reducing tangling and static:
    • HairSoft™ 843: An organosilicone copolymer that provides conditioning, improves wet/dry combability, reduces fly-away, and adds sheen.
    • Hair-Cond™ SM: A small particle silicone emulsion that penetrates the hair shaft to make hair soft and easy to comb when dry, reducing tangling.
  • For a cooling sensation: You will need to add a suitable cooling agent (e.g., Menthol derivatives) to your formula.

Note: You will need a suitable shampoo base as the primary ingredient.

Hair Treatment

For a hair treatment that makes hair soft and smooth, reduces tangling, makes hair shiny, closes hair cuticles, provides deep nourishment, and has a long-lasting fragrance, consider these ingredients:

  • For making hair soft and smooth, reducing tangling, adding shine, and helping to close cuticles:
    • HairSoft™ 843: Provides excellent conditioning, improves combability, adds sheen, and helps smooth the hair surface.
    • Hair-Cond™ SM: Makes hair soft, reduces tangling, and improves dry combability.
  • For deep nourishment: While the silicones help improve the feel and appearance of the hair, you might consider adding other nourishing oils or extracts depending on your specific formulation goals.
  • For a long-lasting fragrance: You will need to add a suitable fragrance oil to your formula.

Note: You will need a suitable hair treatment or conditioner base.

Preliminary Cost Estimate

We are unable to provide a preliminary cost estimate for the complete formulations as ingredient costs vary based on quantity and market fluctuations. You can find the current prices for each suggested ingredient on the MySkinRecipes website.

We hope this information helps you in formulating your shampoo and hair treatment products!