Balancing Shampoo Rosemary & Bergamot
Formula: 1104123 Difficulty level: medium Shelf life: min 3 months pH optimal: 4.5-5.0

Phase Ingredients Dosage % Total 250 gr
A Decyl Surfactant 15 37,5 gr
A Bergamot essential oil 1 2,5 gr
A Lauryl Surfactant 30 75 gr
A Hydralay Surfactant 3 7,5 gr
B Rosemary water 30 75 gr
B Aloe Vera gel 14,4 36 gr
B Lactic Acid as needed for pH 4.5-5.0
B Emulsifier Condisoft 4 10 gr
C Marine-Z 2 5 gr
C Cosgard 0,6 1,5 gr

1. Heat the ingredients of phase B in a heatproof glass on a water bath. Mix slowly and thoroughly. When a homogeneous solution has formed, remove from heat and set aside to cool to below 40°C.

2. In another beaker add the ingredients of phase A one at a time and mix.

3. Gradually add phase B over phase A and slowly homogenise, avoiding excessive foaming.

4. Add phase C ingredients one at a time and slowly blend, avoiding over-foaming.

5. Measure the pH value and if necessary adjust with lactic acid to 4.5-5.0

6. Transfer to the dedicated bottle. Shampoo will clear up on the next day.

A unisex shampoo formulated for oily scalp and normal to dry hair with balancing action. Cleanses well without stripping, does not dry hair thanks to conditioning ingredients.

Reviews

E
Ellemental N.
04 Apr 2023
Hi Mariana, Reduce the percentage of lauryl tenside to 20% and add 10% tenside gentle base. Good luck!
M
Mariana N.
03 Apr 2023
I don't want to eliminate tenside lauryl, just use a lower percentage, 15-20%. With what to replace the difference up to 30%?
E
Ellemental N.
31 Mar 2023
Hello Mariana! In this recipe you need consistent tenside, otherwise, you will not get optimal viscosity of the shampoo. All the best!
M
Mariana N.
30 Mar 2023
Hello! Could I replace some of the tenside lauryl, which has a high cleaning power, with the mild detergent base? If yes, in what percentage? Or what other ingredient can I combine it with? Thanks so much for all the recipes and advice given!
E
Ellemental
21 Jan 2022
Dear Betti, we recommend including panthenol, about 1% in phase C. Have a nice day!
K
Kozma b.
10 Jan 2022
Dear Elemental, Can I include Panthenol in this formula? If so, how much? Thanks, Betti Kozma
E
Ellemental
07 Oct 2021
Hello! The recipe can be enriched with the addition of vegetable keratin, we recommend 2-3% in phase C. All the best!
D
Daria M.
06 Oct 2021
Hello! For this shampoo, how much vegetable keratin do you recommend and at what stage is it added? Thanks!
A
Alexandra
12 Apr 2021
Hello! For this shampoo, which conditioner recipe do you recommend? Thanks!
E
Ellemental
12 Mar 2021
Hello! Unfortunately it is not replaceable, Condisoft works differently than other emulsifiers or conditioning agents.
R
Raluca R.
10 Mar 2021
Hello. Can Condisoft emulsifier be replaced by another emulsifier, e.g. Varisoft BTMS? Thanks!
E
Ellemental
03 Feb 2021
Hello! You can remove the essential oil from the recipe or use a natural fragrance like Fresh marine, Aloe bamboo etc.
A
Apostol M.
02 Feb 2021
Hello, What can I replace essential oil with in terms of properties? Or can I do without it altogether? I color my hair and have noticed that from essential oils my hair fades faster. Otherwise, the shampoo is wonderful! Thanks.
E
Ellemental
13 Jan 2021
Hello! It can be added, about 2-3% would be fine.
M
Melinda
12 Jan 2021
Hello, can you add salicylic acid to this recipe? And if yes, in what proportion.
E
Ellemental
02 Dec 2020
Hello! Marine-Z has completely different properties compared to silk protein, and in this recipe it is the main ingredient for the balancing function of the scalp.
w
wonika
01 Dec 2020
Good evening! Instead of marine Z, can I use silk protein?Thank you!
S
Sorina
23 Sep 2020
Thanks a lot for your reply!
E
Ellemental
23 Sep 2020
We would rather recommend Fragard, because the concentrated grapefruit pit extract can destabilize the composition, it's quite fussy in terms of the formula, and for this reason without testing we do not recommend it.
S
Sorina
21 Sep 2020
I noticed that it doesn't have a greasy phase, so here condisoft is a conditioner, not an emulsifier? And between fragard and concentrated grapefruit pips extract, which one would you advise me to try (which would be more likely to be successful in your experience)?