Several brands are competing in the development of creams with everincreasing SPF, and we can see products on the market with SPF 70, 90, and even 100! Many wonder whether such high protection is nece......
2019-07-15Formulating with UV filters is not easy and there are numerous factors to consider when using them. There are two main types of UV filters; organic filters, also known as ‘chemical’ filters, and inorg......
2019-07-15Emulsions are the most common form of sun care products, but less common formats include oils, two-phase mists, and most recently sticks. The recent trend for sticks came to Europe from South Korea wh......
2019-07-15Emulsions The form of the product undoubtedly influences its sensory properties and ease of application onto the skin. Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are usually lighter and feel more pleasant, b......
2019-07-15Modern consumers lead busy lives and are becoming increasingly demanding of the products that they purchase. Although most consumers are aware that excessive sun exposure can be dangerous, everyday us......
2019-07-15Emulsion stabilisation Emulsions are a very important class of materials. They are however intrinsically unstable. The only thing one can do is to prolong the period it takes for the emulsion to ......
2019-07-13Oil-based rheology modifiers The alkyl silicone surfactants that have been discussed until now have had a single alkyl group on the silicone backbone. A series of patent pending alkyl dimethicone......
2019-07-13Gelation8,9 Up to this point, we have concentrated on lowering the surface tension of oil. While lowering of surface tension helps with oil spreading and changing the aesthetics of the formulatio......
2019-07-13A very important property of alkyl silicone polymers is their solubility in oils. But even more importantly, is the realisation that these materials act as surfactants. Meaning that they are s......
2019-07-13The term surfactant comes from surface active agent1 (SURFace ACTive ageNT). The most basic definition of a surfactant is molecule that has two covalently linked groups that would be insoluble in ea......
2019-07-13silicone Surfactants In Oil Based Systems Over the years Dr Rosen has examined, characterised, and evaluated many different types of surfactants and their ability to function for very specialised a......
2019-07-13Hair loss is related to silicone oil. What is the truth? I heard that hair loss is related to silicone oil, so I returned home. I used the shampoo I used carefully, carefully and carefully, befo......
2019-07-13The role and harm of silicone oil in shampoo Jiang Li is a silicone-free shampoo, silicone oil. Its scientific name is polydimethylsiloxane. Its role in shampoo is to make it smooth. He actually cr......
2019-07-13Silicone oil is so widely used! Let's take a look at its production technology Silicone oil is a kind of linear small molecule silicone polymer with Si-O-Si as the main chain and organic groups i......
2019-07-13How should the constituent party understand the cosmetic ingredients list! The “component party” has gradually become synonymous with young consumers. TA’s attention and understanding of the func......
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