Process of forming crystals for use in a personal care composition

A method of making a stable, detersive surfactant containing personal care composition comprising:

• (a) emulsifying from about 4% to about 30% of a stabilizing agent in the presence of from about 2% to about 30% of an anionic surfactant and from about 0.05% to about 5% of an organic fatty alcohol or fatty acid to form an emulsion at a temperature of about 5 to about 20° C. above the melting point of the stabilizing agent, to form an emulsion wherein:
• (i) the stabilizing agent is ethylene glycol distearate;
• (ii) the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl sulfate, an alkyl ether sulfate, and a combination thereof, and
• (iii) the formed emulsion contains droplets having a particle size of about 0.1 to about 10 um;
• (b) cooling the emulsion to form a stabilizing premix at a rate of about 10 to about 1000 C/min to a temperature of about to a temperature of about 5° C. to about 30° C. below the melting point of ethylene glycol distearate to form crystals from the droplets, the crystals having a maximum dimension of about 0.1 to about 3 um and an aspect ratio of about 2 to about 1000;
• and
• (c) adding the stabilizing premix to a detersive surfactant containing personal care composition.