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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…

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…