Shampoos are a combination of surfactants, softeners and many other materials in a water solution. In addition to shampoos that are used only for hair washing, there are also shampoos that are used for two purposes. Also products that have properties such as dandruff treatment; Shampoos are used to protect the effect of ultraviolet or for hair washing hair (although ordinary shampoos are also used to wash colored hair) or have medicinal properties.
Shampoo production process
A conventional production process is as follows:
- The water temperature inside the process tank is measured. This water is heated to 50-60 ° C to help dilute and dispersion other materials.
- The first material added to the solution is surfactant because other additives, especially those that affect viscosity, can make it more difficult to dilute surfactant.
- The softener and other materials are added.
- The PH of the solution is adjusted to the required amount.
- Sodium chloride or other viscosity modifiers are finally added with color and aroma.
Challenges of the production process
When using regular mixers you have a number of problems:
Aeration (air mixing with the product) should be avoided, as this will cause transparent shampoos and instead of the product, it takes part of the product packaging.
- Silicones are impermeable with water and are chemically incompatible with some surfactants. As a result, it makes the emulsion or suspension very difficult.
- Ordinary mixers cannot create enough shear amounts for silicones to get them as needed, so emulsion or sustained suspension is not achieved. These mixers further increase aeration and bubble.
- Many viscosity ingredients are much higher than water. When mixing with mixer, higher viscosity materials form bullets that are spread to the solution without dilution and dispersion.
- Concentrated materials such as carbomers and cellulose -based products may require high shear mixing to activate.
- As viscosity increases, the addition of sodium chloride becomes increasingly difficult.
- To overcome these problems, shear mixer (hemorrhoider) is needed at high speed, as it is used by conventional mixers of air bubbles in the product.
Solution provided by ArkanFelez Company
These problems can be resolved by the use of a hemocent mixer under the vacuum of the metal company.
- A vacuum -based homogenizer mixer can quickly mix liquids with different viscosity.
- Under the vacuum, the mixer forms a closed system and prevents air from penetrating into the tank and the formation of the bubble.
- A dramatic decrease in the mix time results.
- It significantly increases the performance of thickening materials compared to traditional methods.
- Enhances the quality and recurrence of the product.
- Due to the vacuum of the mixer, it is possible to perform the dearabation process.