Formula: 45011 Difficulty Level: medium Shelf life: min 3 months Optimal pH: 4.2-4.7 Phase Ingredients Dosage % Total 150 g A Pure / distilled water 80.2 120.3 g A Guar Quat 0.8 1.2 g B Emulsifier...
Emulsifier Btms
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Description
Btms – Emulsifier, Conditioning Agent, Antistatic, Detangling
Vari-Btms Emulsifier is a cationic (positively charged) emulsifying and conditioning agent, recognized as the gold standard for hair formulations due to its exceptional substantivity to keratin. It adheres firmly to negatively charged (damaged) hair fibers, reducing friction, eliminating the antistatic effect, and providing easy combing on wet or dry hair. Applied to the skin, it provides a silky feel with a powdery, non-greasy finish.
Former name: Vari-Btms
Ingredients (INCI): Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate.
Technical Characteristics
- Type: Oil-in-Water (O/W), cationic.
- Appearance: White waxy granules/pellets, characteristic odor.
- Optimal pH Range: pH 4.0 - 7.5
- General Dosage: 2% - 10%
Properties and Benefits
- Hair Substantivity: The positive charge electrostatically attaches to damaged areas of the hair shaft, smoothing the cuticle, eliminating static, and preventing breakage during combing.
- Detangling: Significantly reduces the force required for combing wet and dry hair, offering natural shine and a silky, fluid hair feel.
- Sensory Profile: In skin care formulations, it neutralizes the greasy or sticky feel of oils, leaving a powdery finish.
- Self-Emulsifying, Structuring: Thanks to its cetearyl alcohol fraction, it creates stable, viscous, and creamy emulsions without requiring high additions of auxiliary waxes.
Applications
- Rinse-off hair conditioners and intensive treatment hair masks.
- Leave-in hair care products, leave-in conditioners, styling creams, split-end serums.
- Solid hair conditioning bars and creamy shower bars.
- Body creams, hand/foot lotions with a non-greasy moisturizing effect.
- Beard treatments and post-shave care products.
Formulation Guide and Laboratory Rules
- Procedure: Btms is introduced into the oil phase with heating; process using the standard hot emulsification method.
- Oil Phase: Can emulsify and stabilize lipid phases between 5% and 25% (plant oils, esters, butters, silicones).
- Stability: Provides the best stability and conditioning performance in slightly acidic environments, at pH 4.0 - 5.5.
- Incompatibility: As a cationic compound, Btms is incompatible with anionic polymers or surfactants.
Safety in Use and Storage
Safety Profile: Safe ingredient with good skin tolerance when used within recommended doses.
Precautions: For external cosmetic use only. In pure form, it can be irritating to the eyes; handle with care. Keep out of reach of children.
Storage: Keep in a closed container, in a dry and cool place, protected from light.
Details
Code
D-1292
Categories
Other names
VARISOFT® BTMS
Suitable for
cosmetics, hair care
Key benefits
hair strengthening
Body care
Creams Emulsions, Foot creams, Hand creams, Lotion bars
Hair care
Hair conditioners, Hair serums, Hairstyling, Solid shampoos, Treatments
Hair type
All types, Curly, Damaged, Dry
Charge
cationic
Storage
in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight
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I really like the conditioner made with this emulsifier. Hair stays soft, smooth and easy to comb.
An emulsified that leaves a light texture to the hand cream. Melts easily and provides textural stability.
I really like it in hair products. Honestly, it is better than green conditioner which just came out. I tried a commercial conditioner for a while, but having wavy hair, it didn't help at all. i went back to the vari-btms based conditioner and am super pleased.
I really like the way it shapes conditioners. no commercial product leaves my hair as nice as the conditioner made with this ingredient
Very good in hair conditioner recipes. I tried using other emulsifier for conditioner, but was not satisfied at all.
I use this emulsifier in the preparation of an exfoliating cream for the complexion, to which I am very fond of because my complexion goes extremely well with it. It is one of the first recipes exposed by the elemental site that I have kept it with sanctity. You can see it attached. I am glad this product is back in the elemental offer after a long absence.
Hello. I have been looking for this product on the site for about 2 months but it has not reappeared in stock. Will you bring it again? Thank you
I bought it to use in a facial product and I can say that it is a good conditioner indeed, it leaves the skin soft.
My favorite emulsifier. It is easy and simple to make masks and conditioners with it, and it is perfect for my colored and dry hair!!
Usato al 10% per una maschera capelli, davvero ottimo: i nodi si districano in un attimo, capelli morbidi e setosi. Consigliatissimo!
I used to used this emulsifier sparingly and only in my hair conditioners because I couldn’t source it easily and at a reasonable price until I found it here! I highly recommend this emulsifier for hair products- masks and conditioners and for face and body creams. It leaves a silky powdered feel on the skin when it’s used in creams. I would recommend getting the 500gram bag because you will fall in love with it! An alternative name for this is btms-25 it has less conditioning power than the difficult to source btms-50 but I don’t mind this as it suits my fine hair and the conditioning power can be boosted with some honeyquat.
My hair conditioner recipe contains only this emulsifier and it's enough for my dry and wavy hair. It helps a lot in detangling and smoothing the hair strands. It gives nice and creamy textures
It is an absolute must for making hair conditioners, leaves hair silky and beautiful.
It is great in hair conditioners. I used it in the first cosmetic recipe I made. It turned out a great hair conditioner, cheap and very simple to make.
I used this product to prepare different care products, hair conditioner, shampoo, and the result was excellent!
I'm excited to use this product in solid conditioner Does it help to prevent split ends and for colored hair ? Thanks for the reply
I admit that I shied away from over complicated recipes. But I needed a conditioning shampoo and I dared to make Kapoor Kachli solid shampoo and silk protein. I had no problems with the recipe. I followed the steps and it came out perfect. This emulsifier melted quickly and its effect is awesome along with the other ingredients. Thank you Elemental!
It's extraordinary. I made a hair conditioner and it came out amazing! Makes hair strong and healthy, and therefore very silky.