Features

  • Koster Keunen’s Hair Finishing Crème is versatile and can be used as an anti-frizz serum, a curling cream, or a texturizer.

Ingredients

Categories

Main Topic

  • Hair Care

Sub Topics

  • Clean Beauty
  • Emulsion
  • Hair Care
  • Hair Styling
  • Natural
  • Unisex
  • Vegan

Procedure

  • Sprinkle Acacia Powder into water and mix at high speed, heating to 75-80°C until fully hydrated.
  • Premix Glycerin and Keltrol, add to Phase A and disperse well.
  • Add NaOH. Combine Phase B ingredients and heat to 80-85°C, and add to Phase A.
  • Mix at high speed until emulsion is smooth, then cool at medium speed to 50°C or less.
  • Add Phase C, mix, and cool to RT.

Stability

One month at RT, one month at 45°C.

Suppliers

  1. Koster Keunen, Inc.
  2. Spectrum Chemical
  3. CP Kelco
  4. Brenntag Specialties
  5. Carruba

Ingredient Trade Name

INCI Name

%
Phase A
Deionized Water Aqua 64.1
Acacia Powder2 Acacia Senegal Gum 3.0
Glycerin Glycerin 3.0
Keltrol CG-SFT3 Xanthan Gum 0.3
NaOH 10% Solution Sodium Hydroxide 0.1
Phase B
Kester Wax K-60P1 Polyhydroxystearic Acid 11.0
Kostol Natural E1 Behenyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate 4.0
Kester Wax K-241 Lauryl Laurate 4.0
Kostol NatureMuls1 Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate 1.0
Sweet Almond Oil4 Prunus Amygdalus (Sweet Almond) Oil 6.0
Virgin Argan Oil4 Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil 1.0
Phase C
Natural Aromatic Extract5 Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract 0.5
Silk MW10004 Hydrolyzed Silk 1.0
Optiphen Plus4 Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid 1.0