Low-Energy Emulsification: Beyond Energy Conversation
By: T. Joseph Lin, PhD, Consulting Chemical Engineer
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the May 2001 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- emulsions
- manufacturing
- quality
- processing time
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Today's recurring blackouts and power shortage in California are a painful reminder that energy conservation is still important even in a wealthy nation like America. Two years after the world-wide oil crisis of 1974, I first presented the concept of Low-Energy Emulsification (LEE) at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) meeting in New York. Since then, LEE has helped cosmetic manufacturers around the world process a wide range of emulsidfied skin- and hair-care products and color cosmetics, including facial creams, moisturizing lotions, hair conditioners and fluid makeups. LEE can also be used to process many non-emulsion products like shampoos and hair gels with considerable energy saving.
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