Feedback on solid conditioner bar recipe

[neonstudy]

Hi! I'd like to make a solid conditioner bar. I bought 3 ingredients from BB for this:
Btms- 50
[FONT=&quot]DL-Panthenol
Cetearyl Alcohol
Plus I have various oils and butters for soapmaking.

I have this as my first trial recipe. Do you have any feedback about the percentages? Anything I should add?
[/FONT]64% BTMS 50 19.2 g
10% Cetearyl Alcohol 3 g
5% cocoa butter 1.5 g
5% avocado butter 1.5 g
5% shea butter 1.5 g
5% argan oil 1.5 g

5% DL-Panthenol 1.5 g
1% Vitamin E 0.3 g

 

[DeeAnna]

My recipe is fairly similar to yours, but adjusted to suit my fine, wavy, shoulder length hair. My last batch or two have included hemisqualane (not squalane -- hemisqualane) as a silicone alternative to help detangle and reduce combing force. It works really well and I also find it adds softness and helps reduce frizziness. I use panthenol at 2%, but the suggested usage rate is 1% to 5% so your 5% is reasonable. I use a little less fat to avoid weighing down my fine hair, but 20% total fat might work really well for medium to coarse hair. I also use a preservative (phenonip). The surface of the bar basically becomes a lotion when it gets wet, and I want to discourage microbial growth.

 

[neonstudy]

Okay, thanks.

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I've never made a hair conditioner bar, so I can't help with your recipe but if you scroll down to the bottom of this page, you'll see links to other threads on the subject. Good luck!

 

[amd]

Zany, you can't see the links in the mobile app

 

[navigator9]

neon, if you search for the thread on frizzy hair, Dee Anna's recipe is there. I've tried it, it's both easy and really nice! And it doesn't have a zillion ingredients, so that adds to the appeal.

 

[DeeAnna]

Gosh, I'd forgotten I shared the recipe here. Thanks for the reminder, Navigator. Here is the thread: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?p=650020

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Zany, you can't see the links in the mobile app

Awwww, too bad, so sad. :cry: