Light mineral starting point for choosing a target. This is not a prediction of this formula's colour. Select a reference below.
For the formulator with an unresolved colour question
Find a colour route for your AHE formula.
Choose your product, compare documented colour references and request a sample with a practical test brief.
Your formulation workspace
Product → colour reference → formula → sample% w/w
Source: 2.5% AHE. Calculation window: 0.05–2.5%; 0 = AHE-free control. This is not a dosage recommendation.Request the current Formulation Guide Your formulation routeHair & Scalp→Shampoo→Colour, texture & sensory
Live formulation result
Alpine Clarity Shampoo
Colour references and sensory targets for your next matched lab comparison.
- 01Controlled pour and distribution
- 02Fresh foam with adequate cushion
- 03Clean rinse and manageable fibre feel
Design targets to compare in C0/T1, not measured sensory results for your formula.
- 01Assess bottle headspace
- 02Rate fragrance and intrinsic notes during lather
- 03Check wet-hair and dry-hair residual separately
Open input: run a blind C0/T1 odour comparison before choosing fragrance or flavour.
Source formula: 0.8% Parfum / Aroma. Choosing an odour target does not change that composition. An unfragranced control needs a separately revised base for both C0 and T1.
04 · Quantitative formulaHair Shampoo · documented 2.5% calculation routeOpen percentage table, batch calculation and process skeleton
04 · Complete quantitative starting formula
Hair Shampoo · documented 2.5% calculation route
Older complete Premium Organic shampoo calculation formula; the separate tested 0.3% finished-product context is not this formula.
Displayed level2.5% AHE
Displayed formulaUnchanged source formula
Source provenanceHistorical calculation formula · 2.5%
Enter a project-approved AHE level to calculate the designated balance change.
Swipe the formula horizontally to see function, percentage and batch weight →
| Phase | INCI | Function | C0 % w/w | Source % w/w | 1 kg batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Aqua | Carrier / adjustable balance | 48.700 | 46.200 | 462.00 g |
| W | Peat Extract | AHE | 0.000 | 2.500 | 25.00 g |
| W | Levulinic Acid, Glycerin, Sodium Levulinate, Aqua | Preservation system | 4.000 | 4.000 | 40.00 g |
| W | Glyceryl Undecylenate | Preservation support | 2.000 | 2.000 | 20.00 g |
| W | Citric Acid | pH adjustment | 0.250 | 0.250 | 2.50 g |
| D | Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Aqua | Surfactant | 20.000 | 20.000 | 200.00 g |
| D | Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil | Oil | 0.500 | 0.500 | 5.00 g |
| D | Phytic Acid, Aqua | Chelator | 0.250 | 0.250 | 2.50 g |
| D | Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate | Co-surfactant | 0.500 | 0.500 | 5.00 g |
| D | Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil | Antioxidant | 0.500 | 0.500 | 5.00 g |
| D | Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine | Surfactant | 5.000 | 5.000 | 50.00 g |
| D | Decyl Glucoside | Surfactant | 4.750 | 4.750 | 47.50 g |
| D | Lauryl Glucoside | Surfactant | 4.750 | 4.750 | 47.50 g |
| D | Coco-Glucoside | Surfactant | 6.000 | 6.000 | 60.00 g |
| T | Sclerotium Gum | Rheology / suspension | 2.000 | 2.000 | 20.00 g |
| P | Parfum | Fragrance | 0.800 | 0.800 | 8.00 g |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 1000 g | ||
Process skeleton
- 01Heat the water phase to 60°C and the surfactant phase separately to 40°C.
- 02Disperse the rheology system into the water phase and homogenise.
- 03Cool under controlled stirring; add surfactants at 40°C and fragrance at 30°C.
- 04Finish homogenisation and compare clarity, deposition, foam, rinse and pack appearance.
Boundary: Use this composition as a historical calculation bridge. A 0.05–0.30% light-colour route is a new balance-only experiment and must not be presented as the tested 0.3% formula.
02 · Documented colour reference
Select the visual target for the matched batch.
No colour is preselected. A reference documents an observed colour family; it does not prescribe the project AHE level.
Alpine Clarity Shampoo
Does the selected AHE level achieve pale translucent appearance, refined foam, clean rinse and salon-compatible pack presentation in the complete Shampoo?
A tested complete-product precedent exists, but its result remains attached to that exact formula.
Light mineral starting point for choosing a target. This is not a prediction of this formula's colour. Select a reference below. This is not a shade or guide-level recommendation.
Complete matched base without AHE → Same base + AHE at the approved project level
Request the current guide before batching; do not infer a universal level.
Complete technical depthOpen C0/T1 design, formulation precedent, measurements and release gatesHair & Scalp · Shampoo · Colour, texture & sensory
Documented concept routeHair & Scalp · Shampoo
Decision question
Does the selected AHE level achieve pale translucent appearance, refined foam, clean rinse and salon-compatible pack presentation in the complete Shampoo?
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Formulation inspiration
Turn documented formulation context into a product direction of your own.
Concept seed · not a product claim
Alpine Clarity Shampoo
A shampoo that surprises: dark raw material translated into a pale, translucent finished formula.
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Clear-bottle storyFine-particle visibilityPale foam contrast
A documented finished-shampoo swatch remains pale and translucent even though the raw AHE material is dark.
Exact appearance remains specific to this base, AHE level, process and lighting.- Material expression
- Pale beige transparency with fine material character rather than a heavy opaque appearance.
- Sensory character
- Fresh foam, clean rinse and a refined salon-compatible look in pack.
- Formulator's hook
- Compare the lower tested-formula bridge with the higher guide concept before choosing the visual intensity.
Technical foundationTested finished-formula context
Finished shampoo precedent
Closest because the same finished-product format has a documented AHE context.
Reference maturityM3 · Tested finished-formula context
A tested complete-product precedent exists, but its result remains attached to that exact formula.
Reference context0.3% AHE in the tested formulaShown for orientation. It does not populate the project level.
Format architectureThe three system decisions to carry into C0 and T1.
- 01Complete surfactant base
- 02AHE + conditioning and rheology system
- 03Comparison against the defined finished-product reference
Carry forward
The format architecture, the closest documented context and the comparison logic.
Revalidate in your batch
Use as the closest tested bridge; the performance context remains attached to this shampoo.
Compare 1 other relevant route
Shampoo guide route
2.5% AHE guide conceptSurfactant and foam system · AHE addition and distribution route · Rheology, deposition, rinse and package checks
Treat the level as guide-formula specific and compare it with the lower tested-formula precedent.Best cases are used as decision support, not as borrowed product proof. Customer names, trade names and logos are omitted. The planned AHE level, complete formula, process, stability, safety, package, performance and claims remain project-specific gates.
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Comparison design
Run a matched comparison, not an isolated AHE sample.
Complete matched base without AHE
Same base + AHE at the approved project level
One adjusted level only after the target colour and sensory window is written down
- Change only
- AHE presence and planned project level · Route focus: pale translucent appearance, refined foam, clean rinse and salon-compatible pack presentation
- AHE level
- TO CONFIRM FROM CURRENT CONTROLLED GUIDANCE
- Material reference
- Record AHE lot, COA and specification revision at batching
Open the complete measurement plan
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Measurement plan
Record the information that explains the result.
Format baseline
- pH, viscosity and translucent appearance
- Foam, distribution and rinse
- Wet comb, residue and scalp feel
Decision records
- pale translucent appearance, refined foam, clean rinse and salon-compatible pack presentation
- Appearance under fixed lighting and after the defined use step
- Matched C0/T1 comparison: pH, viscosity and translucent appearance; Foam, distribution and rinse; Wet comb, residue and scalp feel
Explore other documented colour outcomesRaw material, BB cream, day cream, cleansing gel, shampoo and toothpaste
Original formulation colour evidence
Dark raw material. More than one finished colour outcome.
Vehicle, opacity, pigments, AHE level, process and use state shape the finished expression.
What this proves: a dark ingredient does not force one dark finished-product aesthetic. What it does not prove: a universal shade prediction. Confirm colour in the matched batch under fixed lighting.
Reference libraryOpen formulation parameters and mapped format breadth
For the R&D team turning an idea into its own base
Keep the material and process choices visible.
Six parameters connect the creative direction to the complete base while ingredient specification, guide experience and finished-product responsibilities remain separate.
- Current ingredient specification
- Request current version
- Formulation vehicle
- Define the complete system
- Addition and process
- Confirm for the format
- Colour and texture
- Evaluate in the exact base
- Low-viscosity formats
- Plan physical stability
- Finished product
- Validate independently
Use the controlled specification applicable to the project and supplied material.
Vehicle, water phase, rheology and other materials can change dispersion and appearance.
Review order of addition, temperature history, shear and homogenisation for the complete formula.
AHE load, base colour, opacity, particle distribution and packaging visibility shape the final expression.
Assess settling, redispersion, use instructions and packaging in the target system.
Confirm stability, microbiology, safety, packaging, performance and claims.
Mapped formulation breadth
One Alpine material can lead to very different product experiences.
Use this index when the selected Studio route needs an adjacent format reference.
| Area | Documented format | Inspiration status | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin care | Day cream sensitive | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Complexion | BB cream / skin tint | Complete guide formula + photographed 0.25–4.0% ladder | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Complexion | Face powder / compact | Complete 1% guide formula | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Cleansing | Cleansing gel | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Cleansing | Purifying foam cleanser | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Masks | Wash-off / peel-off concepts | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Colour | Compact foundation | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Oral care | Toothpaste | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Oral care | Mouthwash | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Hair care | Shampoo / conditioner | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
| Scalp care | Scalp mask | Mapped concept seed | Open the concept seed; request the current route; validate the complete product |
Controlled handover from concept to validation
Four gates keep a precedent from becoming an unsupported promise.
Define, select, introduce and validate—then carry the finished brief into the responsible project review.
- 01
Define
Set format, target market, sensory direction and evidence question.
- 02
Select
Choose the closest published precedent within its actual context.
- 03
Introduce
Add AHE according to the formula-specific phase and process.
- 04
Validate
Test the complete product, packaging and intended market communication.
For the formulator ready to turn one direction into a prototype