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Ginseng Hair Repair Conditioner

Posted: January 28, 2009

Company: Lubriol Advanced Materials/Noveon Consumer Specialties

A.
Behentrimonium chloride (Genamin KDMP, Clariant) 1.51% w/w
Laureth-3 (Genapol LA 030, Clariant) 2.22
Cetearyl alcohol 3.03
B.
Water (aqua) 85.35
Glycerin 3.03
Citric acid, 50% 0.02
C.
Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil (and) cetearyl glucoside (and) Panax ginseng root extract (Ginseng Herbamilk, Cosmetochem) 3.03
DMDM hydantoin (and) iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (Glydant Plus Liquid, Lonza) 0.30
D.
Zingiber officinalis (ginger) root extract (and) propylene glycol (Ginger Herbasol Extract, Cosmetochem) 1.01
PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate (Chemonic LI-7 Surfactant, Lubriol/Noveon) 0.50
  100.00

Procedure:  Combine A and heat to 75°C. In a separate vessel, mix and heat B to 75°C. Add A and B with good mixing until uniform. Cool batch slowly to 35°C with mixing. Add C individually to batch and cool to 30°C with mixing. Add D individually to batch and cool to RT with mixing.