Hair Types and Required Specific Ingredients for Conditioning ...

Body/Volume
Conditioners reduce the volume of the hair by three mechanisms: reducing the fiber to fiber friction to smooth the hair, softening
the fibers and by weighing down the hair mass.
According to our sensory test, VARISOFT ® W 575 PG was the conditioning additive least likely to impart these effects making it
most suited to conditioners developed for the fine hair segment. Because of the good result for the aminofunctional siloxane, we
combined this product with some conditioning additives that are known to reduce the body of hair. Figure 13 shows the results. In
all cases the negative impact of the organic quats on body/volume could be minimized via the addition of ABIL ® Soft AF 100. The
most significant synergy was exhibited by a blend of the ABIL ® Soft AF 100 with the VARISOFT ® BT 85.
VARISOFT ® 300
VARISOFT ® BT 85
VARISOFT ® TA 100
VARISOFT ® 432 PPG
VARISOFT ® 300 + ABIL ® Soft AF 100
VARISOFT ® BT 85 + ABIL ® Soft AF 100
ABIL ® Soft AF 100
provides better volume score than
the quats (as single ingredients).
Combinations (1:1) of organic quats
with ABIL ® Soft AF 100 compensate
the negative impact of organic quats
on body/volume.
Test formula: rinse
0.5% Ceteareth-25
2.0% Cetyl Alcohol
2.0% active Conditioning agent
ad 100,0% water; pH=4
VARISOFT ® TA 100 + ABIL ® Soft AF 100
VARISOFT ® 432 PPG + ABIL ® Soft AF 100
ABIL ® Soft AF 100
0 1 2 3 4 5
Score of sensory assessment (5 = best)
Figure 13: Body/Volume results for combinations with ABIL Soft ® AF 100
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