Transparent Conditioning Shampoo Base ( Paraben Free )
Our Transparent Conditioning Shampoo Base is a ready-to-use, paraben-free liquid base formulated for professional hair care product development. Simply add your choice of extracts, fragrances, and colours to create premium shampoos, body washes, and conditioning cleansers — no complex chemistry required.
Paraben Free
Formulated without parabens. Suitable for clean beauty hair care lines and professional cosmetic formulations.
Key Specifications
- Form: Clear viscous liquid
- Appearance: Transparent, water-white to pale yellow
- Parabens: None
- Fragrance load: Up to 1–2%
- Extracts / actives load: Up to 3–5%
- Shelf life: 24 months (unopened, stored below 30°C)
- Pack sizes: 1 kg, 5 kg, 20 kg
Benefits
- Extra conditioning formula — leaves hair soft, manageable, and frizz-free after every wash
- Transparent base — accepts colours cleanly, ideal for coloured or gradient shampoo formulations
- Ready to customise — accepts herbal extracts, essential oils, fragrance oils, and conditioning actives without destabilising
- Professional-grade viscosity — pours and fills into bottles cleanly without adjustment
- Paraben free — suitable for clean beauty and natural product lines
How to Use
Measure the required amount of shampoo base into a clean mixing vessel. Add your fragrance at 1–2%, liquid extracts at 1–3%, and liquid colours at 0.1–0.5%, stirring gently between each addition to avoid incorporating air bubbles. Do not shake vigorously. Fill directly into shampoo bottles or pouches. No heating required for most additions — if adding oil-soluble actives, warm the base gently to 40°C before mixing.
Ingredients:
Aqua, Polyquaternium-10 ,Cocoamidopropyl Betaine ,Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate ,Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate ,Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamide MEA ,PEG-150-Distearate ,Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin , Sodium Chloride, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-7, Aqua, Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Ideal For
Shampoos, conditioning washes, body washes, herbal hair care products, hotel amenity bottles, salon private label products, and D2C clean beauty hair care lines.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I use this as a body wash base as well?
A: Yes. The mild, conditioning surfactant system works well for both hair and body. It is gentle enough for daily body wash use and leaves skin feeling soft rather than stripped.
Q: What extracts and actives can I add to this base?
A: Water-soluble extracts work best — bhringraj, amla, hibiscus, neem, shikakai, onion extract, keratin hydrolysate, biotin, or panthenol. Add at 1–5% total. Avoid adding high proportions of oil-soluble ingredients as they can cloud the base or cause separation.
Q: Will adding herbal extracts affect the base viscosity?
A: Small additions (up to 5%) typically have minimal impact on viscosity. If the base becomes too thin after adding watery extracts, you can adjust with a small amount of sodium chloride (table salt) — add 0.1–0.5% and stir to check thickening.
Q: How much fragrance should I add?
A: We recommend 1–2% for hair products. For leave-in or daily-use shampoos, stay at 1% to avoid scalp sensitisation. Always use cosmetic-grade or shampoo-compatible fragrance oils.
Q: Can I add silicone or conditioning agents like BTMS or cetrimonium chloride?
A: The base already has conditioning properties built in. For enhanced conditioning, you can add water-soluble conditioning agents like panthenol (0.5–2%) or hydrolysed proteins (1–3%). Avoid adding cationic conditioners like BTMS as they can cause precipitation with the anionic surfactants in the base.
Q: Does this base need a preservative?
A: The base is pre-preserved. However, if you add significant quantities of water-based extracts or dilute the base, additional preservation (e.g. 0.5–1% phenoxyethanol) is recommended to maintain microbial stability in the finished product.
Q: How many 200 ml shampoo bottles does 1 kg fill?
A: Approximately 4–5 bottles of 200 ml, depending on the density of your final formulation.
Q: Can I add dry herbal powders directly to this base?
A: Powders can cause grittiness and instability in liquid bases. Instead, use liquid herbal extracts or pre-dissolve powders in a small amount of warm water before adding to the base. Filter if necessary before adding.
Q: Is this base suitable for colour-treated or chemically processed hair?
A: Yes — the mild, conditioning formula is suitable for colour-treated, bleached, or chemically straightened hair. Adding keratin hydrolysate at 2–3% further enhances its suitability for damaged hair.
Q: What is the minimum order quantity?
A: 1 kg. Bulk pricing is available at 5 kg and 20 kg slabs — see variant options above.
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