Lesson Objectives
•Shampoo Market Overview
–Introduce the shampoo market
•Consumer Problems
–Explain the problems shampoo formulas are designed to fix
•Surfactant Science
–Discuss surfactant properties
–How they are relevant to cosmetics
•Formulating a solution
–Dissect a shampoo formula
–Explaining what ingredients are used and why
•Testing
–Explain how to test a shampoo
Shampoo
Shampoos
•Solution cosmetic designed to clean hair
and leave it a more manageable state
•Solutions -one of the simplest types of
cosmetic formulas
Shampoo Market
•Overall Market
–Hair care market estimated ~ $40 Billion
worldwide
–Amount of money spent in US on
Shampoo/conditioner
•$2.26 billion (Food, Drug, Mass market)*
*Does not include Walmart
Surfactant in solution
•Reduces surface tension
•Helps disperse oil in water (or water in oil)
•Forms micelles to suspend particles
Surfactant
•Typical surfactant mixture
–Surfactant is mixed with oil
–Lipophilic tails orient with oil
–Polar heads orient with water
–Micelles are created
•Micelle formation
•Critical Micelle Concentration
Surfactant Solutions
•Depending on concentration different
structures are formed
•Simple shampoos are basically surfactant
solutions (no oils)
Detergency
•Two types of “dirt” in hair
–Solid particulate
–Oily deposits
•Solid particulates
–From pollution, hair products
–Adhere via Van der Waals forces
–Anionics & non-ionics increase hydrophylicity of
surface
Detergency
•How surfactants remove liquids
–Remove dirt & grease from surfaces
–Mechanism
•Surfactant orients along oil/water interface
•This lifts oil off surface suspending in solution
•Rinse water removes the oil micelle
Wetting
•Breaks down the inherent surface tension
of water
•Water with surfactant can spread better on
the hair
Without Surfactant With Surfactant
Dispersing
•Particles are suspended in the shampoo /
water solution
•They are removed upon rinsing
Foaming
•Air is dispersed in a continuous liquid
medium
•Air bubbles are surrounded by thin layers
of liquid films
•Foam doesn’t contribute much to removal
of dirt
–Consumers like foam but it doesn’t really
mean the product cleans better
Thickening
•Viscosity of surfactant solution can be
affected by
–Concentration of surfactant
–Salt concentration
–pH
Types of Surfactants
•Anionic
–Negatively charged
•Amphoteric (Zwitterionic)
–capable of both positive & negative charges
•Cationic
–Positively charged
•Nonionic
–No charge
Anionics
•Why use them?
–Excellent detergency
–Relatively inexpensive
–Good foaming
–Highly stable
•Drawbacks
–Can be irritating
–Drying to hair
Amphoteric Surfactants
•Can have a positive or negative charge
depending on the pH of the solution
•Zwitterionic
•Types
–Cocamidopropyl Betaine
–Cocoamphopropionate
–Sodium Lauraminopropionate
Amphoteric Surfactants
•Why use them?
–Good Detergency
–Less Irritating than anionics
–Helps thicken system
–Helps improve foam
•Drawbacks
–More expensive
–Do not foam well enough on their own
Non Ionic Surfactants
•Surfactant molecules with no charge
•Types
–Fatty Alkanolamides
•Lauramide DEA
•Cocamide DEA
–Amine Oxides
•Lauramine Oxide
•Stearamine Oxide
Non Ionic Surfactants
•Why use them?
–Foam enhancer
–Reduce irritation
–Increase viscosity
–Conditioning effect
–Anti-static effect
–Solubilize fragrances
–Baby Shampoos
•PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate
•Drawbacks
–Safety issues
–More expensive
–Do not foam well on their own
Cationics
•Positively charged surfactant molecules
•Types
–Cetrimonium Chloride
–Stearylalkonium Chloride
•Not used for shampoos
–Don’t clean as well
–Don’t rinse as well
–Don’t foam as well
Basic types of Shampoos
•Normal
•Volumizing
•Moisturizing
•2 in 1
•Baby
•Natural
Shampoo Type Comparison
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N orma l
Extra Bo d y
Mo ist uri zi ng
2 i n 1 Ba by
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Rating (10 best)
Foam Quality
Conditioning
Harshness Shampoo Performance
Activity of Ingredients
•Many raw materials are sold diluted
•% Solids = Raw material –water
•Eg. ALS sold as 28% solids
•32% of the supplied raw material is only ~9%
solid ALS
•% Active is usually synonymous with % Solids
Shampoo Batching tips
•Cover batch with plastic wrap
•Record time, temp, changes
•Pre-weigh ingredients
•Weigh container prior to making batch
–Compensate for water loss
•Take specification readings at the end
–Adjust as needed
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