behentrimonium methosulfate and guar

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In a message dated 12/29/02 6:57:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,

maurice@... writes:

> You can think of Behentrimonium Methosulfate and Cetearyl Alcohol as a

> cationic emulsifying wax. I'm guessing, but I'd say that Croda <

> http://www.crodausa.com/ >manufactures and sell most of the

> Behentrimonium Methosulfate in the marketplace today and it is sold

> under the trade name Incroquat Behenyl TMS.

>

> Angie at The Herbarie <http://www.theherbarie.com> sells Incroquat

> Behenyl TMS under her trade name Emulsifying Conditioner:

> http://www.theherbarie.com/emulsfy.html#emulsifyconditioner

>

> >and what it is used for?

>

> If you go to the Croda website <http://www.crodausa.com/> you'll find

> information on Incroquat Behenyl TMS and some formulas. Angie also has

> formulas on her website that are " homecrafter friendly " .

>

> Quoting from a Croda's sales document for Incroquat Behenyl TMS

>

> " INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS is a quaternary conditioning agent and cationic

> emulsifier based on a C22 long chain fatty moiety, making it

> tremendously effective as a detangler for hair, yet safe and gentle

> enough for leave-on skin care products. Noted for its exceptional

> mildness, INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS produces elegant cationic emulsions

> that are substantive to skin and hair. These emulsions provide a soft

> powdery afterfeel that persists on the skin and a silky smoothness that

> leaves hair tangle-free.

>

> INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS has a wide range of applications in skin care, as

> well as hair care. Its exceptionally mild properties make it an ideal

> choice for leave-in conditioners. Because it can function as the

> primary emulsifier, INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS can be used as the sole

> oil-phase ingredient in 'bare-minimum' balsam conditioners, allowing an

> economical product to be produced without sacrificing performance.

> INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS has also shown superior results in ethnic hair

> care systems, leaving a softer feel and greater sheen in comparison to

> stearalkonium chloride, it has become a conditioner of choice for

> relaxers.

>

> INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS offers innovative properties to formulations.

> Since the fatty alcohol moiety behaves as a thickener, formulating with

> INCROQUAT BEHENYL TMS is easier. As a primary emulsifier, INCROQUAT

> BEHENYL TMS gives body and thickness to emulsion systems, and as a

> conditioning agent, confers conditioning, softening and emollient

> effects to skin and hair. In skin creams and lotions INCROQUAT BEHENYL

> TMS creates a soft, powdery afterfeel. Because it is substantive to

> hair, it imparts excellent body and spring and improves wet comb. In

> cream rinses it enhances manageability by reducing flyaway and can

> sometimes add an interesting pearlescent effect to the emulsion. "

>

>

Hi Maurice and All,

The Conditioning Emulsifier (CE) (behentrimonium methosulfate and cetearyl

alcohol) does make one of the nicest creams/lotions...in my opinion! I have

just today been experimenting with another ingredient, guar

hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride. I believe Maurice has mentioned this

ingredient before to use in a conditioning shampoo and it is fabulous!

Leaves my hair sooo silky and full of bounce and body. I've tried it with

the polyglucose blend and the cocobetaine blend so far. It is THE ingredient

for a conditioning shampoo. It has the extra benefit of adding viscosity and

stability to formulations. I didn't need to use any additional thickener in

my shampoo. I decided to try the guar in a couple of my standard lotion

formulas at 0.5% (recommended usage is 0.2-1% for most formulations) to see

if it would give my skin the same silky feel. I tried it with a standard

polawax formula and then with my basic CE formula. My favorite so far is the

one with the CE. Very nice! Leaves skin just as silky feeling as it does

hair! I think I am in love with a new ingredient! Funny what gets you all

excited once you're past 40

Angie

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