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Bentonite Clay for Natural Products
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Find Stability with Meadowfoam Oil
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Polymer System for Nonwoven Products
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A Bentonite Clay for Organic Products
R.T. Vanderbilt has created a natural bentonite clay specifically for organic personal care products.
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Soap: Our Old Friend and Great Emulsifier
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Cosmetic chemists are being constantly bombarded by raw material suppliers promising the latest and greatest new chemistry.
Apr 27, 2006 | 09:19 AM CDT
Linear Polyethylenes and Long-Chain Alcohols in Underarm Sticks and Soft Solids
By: Allison Hunter and Melanie Trevino, New Phase …
Linear polyethylenes and long-chain alcohols are alternatives to stearyl alcohol for gelling systems based on cyclomethicone. These materials have particular utility in formulations for antiperspirant or deodorant sticks and soft solids.
Apr 26, 2006 | 11:13 AM CDT
Controlling the Spreading of Sunscreen Products
By: Christopher D. Vaughan, Susan M. Porter and Sh…
Spreading control agents used in the formulation of topically applied drugs, especially sunscreens, provide a method to control dosage and improve effectiveness. These materials have recently begun to solve the problem of insufficient product application in actual use.
Apr 24, 2006 | 11:23 AM CDT
Color Development Using Silicone Emulsifiers and Dispersants
By: Yun Shao, PhD, David Schlossman and Eric Smith…
Several types of PEG/PPG dimethicones and acrylate silicone copolymers were selected, and significant differences in their ability to disperse and stabilize pigments were studied. As the particle size got smaller, the color became deeper and stronger.
Apr 21, 2006 | 10:22 AM CDT
Resins: The Other Kind Of Silicones
By: Arndt Schlosser and Bryan Fry, Wacker Silicone…
Silicone resins trimethylsiloxysilicate and Polymethylsilsesquioxane provide transfer resistance to cosmetic formulations. Phenylcontaining silicone resins additionally provide a high refractive index and gloss. A gelbased silicone resincontaining powder adds improved skin feel and oil absorption.
Apr 19, 2006 | 09:17 AM CDT
Surfactant-Free Formulating
By: James M. Wilmott, Barbara E. Brockway, PhD, Du…
The author describes how familiar hydrophobic materials can be formed into stable aqueous dispersions via an extraordinary high pressure, high shear process utilizing blends of alkylated phophatidyl choline.