CleanLocks

CleanLocks, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, is a fatty amine salt often used to remove build up on the hair, eliminating the matted feel and allowing it's brilliance to come through.

CleanLocks, when used as a hair care ingredient, offers conditioning and anti-static activity in shampoos and conditioners. CleanLocks does not build up on the hair and can even prevent, and remove, the build up typical of ammonium, proteins, cations, and other compounds. CleanLocks is a good choice for two in one shampoos where it offers conditioning and, excellent, thickening properties. CleanLocks is a great choice for low, or no, foam cleansing conditioners where you want some traditional cleansing but no harsh cleansers. CleanLocks offers good cleansing activity at lower concentrations and is considered a mild alternative to harsher cleansers, where it also delivers a luminescent, pearl-like effect for esthetically pleasing products.

CleanLocks is typically neutralized in situ with an organic acid such as citric, or lactic, to form a cation salt. It can also be formulated as the neutralized salt. CleanLocks is fully compatible with anionic surfactants and does not depress foam.

ATTRIBUTES

• Good foaming power, even at low concentrations
• Does not depress foam
• Prevents, and removes, build up of other compounds
• Compatible with anionic surfactants
• Mild but effective cleansing
• Cleansing and conditioning activity
• Anti-static agent
• Improved comb-ability
• Pleasant skin feel
• Powerful thickener in surfactant systems
• Leave in conditioners

SPECIFICATIONS

• off white to yellowish flakes
• characteristic surfactant odor
• surfactant / oil soluble
• store tightly closed, cool (below 86F), dry and away from direct heat
• 3 yr shelf when properly stored

GUIDELINES

• add to the surfactant / oil phase
• add acid to the water phase, then combine with surfactant phase, when both are heated to proper temperature
• usage
  • liquid conditioners 0.5 to 1.0%
  • creme rinses 1.0 to 2.0%
  • cream conditioners 1.0 to 3.0%
  • conditioning shampoos 1.0 to 3.0%
• neutralization
  • lactic acid - 3.7 to 1 ratio of CleanLocks to Acid
  • citric acid - 5.88 to 1 ratio of CleanLocks to Acid
  • the cationic attraction to hair can be manipulated by adjusting the pH, the lower the pH the higher the cationic charge and attraction to hair
• when used as a co-emulsifier in skin care emulsions CleanLocks should be added to the oil phase with the pH of the water phase being at between 5.5 to 6.5, when the two phases are combined, then add additional acids after emulsion forms, without affecting stability.

APPLICATIONS

• shampoos
• two in one shampoos
• cleansing conditioners
• creme rinse
• conditioners
• emulsions
• shaving foams