Hair Types and Required Specific Ingredients for Conditioning ...

Detangling and wet comb
According to our sensory test results on swatches, VARISOFT ® BT 85 gave the best improvement of detangling and wet comb
properties, followed by VARISOFT ® 432 PPG and TEGO ® Amid S 18. The graph in Figure 9 shows the score difference between
the different test formulations compared to the CTAC formulation.
Control
VARISOFT ® 432 PPG
-42.3
27.6
Best wet comb scoring for
VARISOFT ® 432 PPG and
VARISOFT ® BT 85.
TEGO ® Amid S 18
VARISOFT ® BT 85
VARISOFT ® W 575 PG
VARISOFT ® TA 100
19.2
38.4
6.9
8.4
Test formula: rinse
0.5 % Ceteareth-20
2.0 % Cetyl Alcohol
1.0 % active Conditioning agent
ad 100.0 % water; pH=5
VARISOFT ® PATC
7.2
VARISOFT ® 300 (CTAC)
0
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40
Score Difference to CTAC [%]
statistically different to CTAC (Duncan Multiple Range Test)
Figure 9: Wet combability test results of sensory assessment with hair tresses
Additionally there is a synergistic effect when VARISOFT ® TA 100 is used in combination with ABIL ® Quat 3474. Another
synergism was found by doing the half-head-test. Figure 10 shows the results (tests done by an institute). This was a direct
comparison between
• CTAC and TEGO ® Amid S 18, where no significant difference was found,
• CTAC and ABIL ® Quat 3474, where a significant difference in favour for the silicone quat was found
(for this comparison also see Figure 12),
• CTAC and the combination, where a high significant difference in favour for the combination was found.
Wet feel
In the sensory evaluation, the best product with regard to the improvement of wet feel is VARISOFT ® 432 PPG, which was
significantly better than the standard CTAC. VARISOFT ® BT 85 also imparted a noticeable improvement in wet feel.
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