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Mar 06, 2009 | 10:28 AM CST
Customizable Formulations Offered by Bath Junkie
Customizable skin and body care has come to fruition with Bath Junkie, a chain of stores that off "do-it-yourself" bath products.
Feb 24, 2009 | 10:02 AM CST
Cosmetic Carriers for Visual Effect
Induchem AG has introduced cosmetic carriers comprised of lactose or mannitol, cellulose, HPMC and pigments of synthetic or mineral origin that are loaded with an active cosmetic ingredient. The spheres are available in two size ranges, 500 – 900 µm and 1000 – 1500 µm.
Jan 23, 2009 | 10:02 AM CST
Extra-mild Sulfosuccinate Surfactant
With low skin and eye irritation properties, this surfactant works in mild shampoos, detanglers, facial cleaners and anti-acne formulations.
Nov 18, 2008 | 08:03 PM CST
Herbal Shower Gel
The following formula is a shower gel that is formulated with herbal ingredients.
Nov 18, 2008 | 05:49 PM CST
Sunflower Body Wash
This body wash is formulated with a blend of surfactants that were created to develop structured surfactant liquid formulations upon addition of electrolytes and adjustment of pH. A cationic polymer was added to impart skin conditioning and to promote delivery of the benefit agent upon application and cleansing.
Nov 12, 2008 | 02:54 PM CST
Complementary Polysaccharides for Skin Care
Exossine includes the environmentally-friendly Exo-H and Exo-T that are said to complement each other.
Oct 30, 2008 | 05:37 PM CDT
Conservationists
By: Rachel Grabenhofer, C&T magazine
This issue of C&T magazine highlights three areas relating to delivery in personal care. Wash-on delivery of actives via a bar soap is explored by Durfee and Devine, while microneedles, borrowed from the medical field, are considered for personal care in Eppler’s article. Finally, multilamellar vesicles are studied by Hough et al. for cleansing applications. In addition to delivery topics, this issue of C&T magazine presents the annual Sun Care Formulary.
Oct 30, 2008 | 04:54 PM CDT
Characterization of Multilamellar Vesicles for Cleansing Applications
By: Lawrence A. Hough, Denis Bendejacq and Tobias …
In the present article, the authors characterize a multilamellar vesicle (MLV) system used in personal care and verify its structure via X-ray scattering, rheology and fluorescence microscopy. This enabled the study of MLV formation to investigate bulk rheology characteristics. The results are presented here as application-relevant properties.
Oct 30, 2008 | 04:19 PM CDT
A Delivery System for Treatment Bar Soaps
By: Curt Durfee and Barbara Devine, Twincraft Soap
Many desired additives are not compatible with soap due to either the chemistry or the manufacturing process. Here, the authors describe an encapsulated delivery system incorporating polymers that survives the extrusion process and adheres to skin.
Oct 07, 2008 | 04:11 PM CDT
After Shower Conditioner
The following formula is a conditioner for the skin that should be applied after a shower.