What is Stearyl Citrate used for? Stearyl citrate is a newer type of product that is used to create a opalescent effect. It is used in shampoos, body wash, or other type of foaming surfactant system. We chemists like to…
Phique provides product for those affected by Harvey I live in Texas. Not near the the damage thankfully, but it's top of mind for everyone in the area. It's on the news constantly, and the devastation is horrifying. Part of…
What is Dimethicone? Dimethicone is the basic building block of products known as "silicones". I talked a little about silicones in my post about amodimeithicone, which we use in Phique shampoo. You can go back and read about that product…
What is Behentrimonium Chloride The form it comes in is a white prill pictured above. Behenetrimonium chloride is very similar chemically to cetrimonium chloride. We already reviewed it because it's in our shampoo, and you can find that post here.…
What is Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine? Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) is a fatty amine. It can be derived from tallow (cows), but most products today get their stearyl content from vegetable sources. Our current supplier uses the vegetable kind, so no animals were…
What is Cetrimonium Chloride? Cetrimonium chloride is a really economical conditioning agent used in many shampoos and conditioners. It's typically used in some of the more economy type products because it provides a light conditioning at a low cost. The…
Amodimethicone Use In Shampoo Amodimethicone is derived from silicone, a widely used class of ingredients used in the cosmetics field. Later on, we'll do a longer post about silicones and their effectiveness and safety in cosmetics. We could write many…
What is Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride? This is the second post in our series on conditioning ingredients. Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is used in Phique shampoo, as well as several other national brands. The reason is its ability to make the hair…
What is polyquaternium-10? In our first post about conditioning ingredients, we will tell you about the benefits of polyquaternium-10 (PQ10). PQ10 is basically cellulose that has been reacted a couple different ways. Cellulose comes from plants, and it's also the…
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate and shampoo This is the last surfactant in our shampoo before we move on to some other fun categories! Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate (DLSS) is the most mild surfactant we put in our shampoo. It has the lowest…