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flippacious · 01-17-2013, 07:20 PM

I was recently looking into surfactants, albeit in relation to polyquats, but found this thread extremely helpful:

Cones, polyquats, ions, and removal of buildup

Basically, dimethiconol is a water insoluble cone that cannot be removed by nonionic surfactants. You need to use an ionic surfactant to remove it (or something harsher).

I have only checked out two Shea Moisture shampoos, but they both had decyl glucoside, which is a nonionic surfactant. That won't remove the water insoluble cone. Cocomidopropyl betaine is an ionic surfactant that will remove dimethiconol. The thread above provides a much more thorough explanation, though!

01-17-2013, 07:20 PM	#4
flippacious Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 135	I was recently looking into surfactants, albeit in relation to polyquats, but found this thread extremely helpful: Cones, polyquats, ions, and removal of buildup Basically, dimethiconol is a water insoluble cone that cannot be removed by nonionic surfactants. You need to use an ionic surfactant to remove it (or something harsher). I have only checked out two Shea Moisture shampoos, but they both had decyl glucoside, which is a nonionic surfactant. That won't remove the water insoluble cone. Cocomidopropyl betaine is an ionic surfactant that will remove dimethiconol. The thread above provides a much more thorough explanation, though! __________________ 2b/c, med to high density LCLF: fine, medium porosity, normal elasticity Mod-CG: low poo & water washes, no co-washes no sulfates, no silicones, no polyquats HGs: FSG, gelatin PTs, pixiecurl diffusing Growing out a chin-length bob, just reached collar bone length!