A good cleansing shampoo acts like a facial cleanser, removing excess product and sebum from your hair and scalp. This combination of surfactants used results in a large volume of dense, creamy foam that is a great match for any luxurious shampoo, and the addition of STEPANQUAT® Helia ensures hair stays soft and moisturized during the treatment process.
This formulation is step 2 of Stepan's 5-Step Scalp Care Routine.
Instructions For Use:
Apply a generous amount of product to hair and scalp and lather vigorously. Rinse with water and repeat as needed.
Key Ingredients
| Stepan Trade Name | INCI Name | Wt. % |
| BIO-TERGE AS-40 HP |
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate |
35.00 |
| LATHANOL® LAL COARSE | Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate | 7.00 |
| MAPROSYL® 30-B | Sodium Lauryl Sarcosinate | 5.00 |
| STEPAN-MILD® L3 | Lauryl Lactyl Lactate | 0.50 |
| STEPANQUAT® Helia | Disunfloweroylethyl Dimonium Chloride (And) Sunflower Seed Oil Glycerides (And) Lauryl Lactyl Lactate | 1.00 |
| Other Ingredients | Wt. % |
| Deionized Water | q.s. to 100.00 |
| BIO-TERGE® AS-40 HP | 35.00 |
| MAPROSYL® 30-B | 5.00 |
| Sodium Benzoate | 0.50 |
| HALLSTAR® EGMS (Hallstar) Glycol Stearate | 1.00 |
| HALLSTAR® EGDE (Hallstar) Glycol Distearate | 0.50 |
| Anti® 127 MB (Evonik) PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate | 5.00 |
| Menthol Crystals | 0.25 |
| Frescolat® ML (Symrise) Menthyl Lactate | 0.25 |
| Argan Oil | 0.50 |
| Gin Tonic SZUSM000645 (Sozio) Fragrance | 0.50 |
| Green Tea Extract | 0.01 |
| Citric Acid / Sodium Hydroxide / Sodium Chloride | q.s. |
Mixing Procedure:
- Add phase 1 items to the main tank and begin heating to 75ºC (167ºF) with regular mixing.
- At 75ºC (167ºF), add phase 2 items to the main tank with regular mixing until all solids have dissolve. Once dissolved, continue mixing at 65ºC (149ºF) for 5 minutes, then begin cooling batch to 40ºC (104ºF).
- Premix phase 3 items and mix until all solids are dissolved and the premix is clear. Add the premix to the main tank at 40ºC (104ºF) until uniform. Cool to <40ºC (104ºF).
- Adjust pH with Citric Acid (to decrease pH) or Sodium Hydroxide (to increase pH). Citric Acid or Sodium Hydroxide in the form of granules or 25% solution can be used.
- Adjust viscosity (up) with Sodium Chloride in the form of granuales or a solution can be used.
Physical Properties:
| Appearance, as is | Off-white, pearlescent liquid |
| pH, as is | 5.5-6.5 |
| Viscosity, cps | 7,500 - 12,500 |