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Section: Cosmetic Ingredients > Cleansing
Skin Care
Read the Label: La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Cleansing Gel
The product is designed to eliminate impurities and excess sebum, leaving the skin feeling clean and fresh.
Cleansing
Read the Label: CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
This gel transforms into a weightless foam to sweep away dirt, excess oil and impurities while maintaining skin's natural barrier function. This column reviews the ingredients for claims substantiation and functionality. In particular, three essential ceramides and hyaluronic acid to replenish hydration, while niacinamide soothes irritation.
Cleansing
The Mild Cleanser: Room to Improve, Part II
This article continues the discussion from part I about how cleansers formulated for sensitive skin or in the correct combination can prevent damage attributed to skin cleansing.
Skin Care
Formulating Feminine Hygiene for the Underserved Indian Market
Feminine hygiene is a necessity but until only recently, intimate care products were used by less than 10% of females in India. Some manufacturers have improved this statistic but the market need remains. This article examines the specific needs of products targeting this specialized segment.
Cleansing
The Mild Cleanser: Room to Improve, Part I
The cleansing process is a multistage event that leaves a large footprint on the skin’s surface. In this two-part series, cleansers formulated for sensitive skin or in the correct combination are described to prevent the damage attributed to skin cleansing.
Cleansing
Pop the Cork:
Quercus suber
for Naturally Sourced Antioxidants and Emulsion Stability
Consumers demand better and more sustainable alternatives. Further, some bioactive ingredients register greater biocompatibility. This has driven the industry to search for plant-derived compounds with biological activity.
Quercus suber
L., or cork oak, is shown here to provide an interesting option.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Comparatively Speaking: HLB vs. SLB
Efficiently formulating products using alkyl dimethicone polymers requires knowing their composition, solubility in the oil phase chosen, and a metric to understand which values are necessary for that particular oil phase. SLB is a starting point for such determinations.
Hair Care
Supplier Roundtable: Formulating Softness and Shine in Hair
Driven by an aging consumer base, products that increase softness and shine in hair are in higher demand. This month's
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Supplier Roundtable challenged experts for solutions to formulate softness- and shine-increasing hair care products.
Skin Care
Read the Label: Estelle & Thild Biocleanse 3-in-1 Cleansing Foam
Many consumers prefer an effective yet lighter face wash for hot, summer months. With this in mind, we turn to Estelle & Thild's Biocleanse 3-in-1 Cleansing Foam to see if its ingredients and claims align with these expectations.
Literature/Data
Comparatively Speaking: PPG vs. PEG
The chemistry of PEG, PPG or combinations thereof have an impact on the functional properties of formulas. Knowledge of these materials will help the chemist understand both the effects of reacting these materials on fatty alcohols as well as the performance of emulsifiers and wetting agents.
Sensory
Minimally Disruptive Formulating: Silicone Surfactants Create New Aesthetics
Shorter deadlines, more regulations and fewer chemists have resulted in the need for new approaches to developing cosmetic products. Proposed here is an approach leveraging silicone surfactants that, in low levels, can create new product aesthetics.
Bath/Shower
Sorbithix L-100: Transformative New Non-Ionic Associative Thickener for Personal Cleansing Formulations. Free Download!
Sorbithix L-100 features a new "star polymer" technology that allows it to greatly enhance thickening in all types of surfactant systems, and is designed to work effectively in both older sulfate systems as well as modern sulfate-free surfactants like glutamate and isethionate.
Literature/Data
PQ-10: How the Industry Utilizes This Cationic Polymer
Polyquaternium-10 is utilized by formulators in rinse-off and conditioning hair, cosmetic and body products. This article addresses the ingredient's production, properties and applications in the personal care industry.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Comparatively Speaking: Hydrotrope vs. Emulsifier
Both emulsifiers and hydrotropes are used in personal care formulas. They show several similarities but serve different functions. In this installment of our "Comparatively Speaking" series, Tony O'Lenick explains.
Cleansing
Comparatively Speaking: The INCI Names vs. Properties of Silicone Surfactants
Surface tension is a ruling factor in the formulator's world. In this edition of "Comparatively Speaking," Tony O'Lenick explains its influence on foam and wetting; he also demonstrates how little the INCI name reveals about a material's properties.
Hair Care
Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-Free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula
Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing sulfate-free surfactant. It produces luxurious, creamy lather and offers impressive formulation flexibility in a range of products from shampoos to hand soaps.
Oral Care
Zemea® Propanediol for Oral Care Applications - Download Free Formulations
Zemea® propanediol is a natural, petroleum-free humectant and solvent for formulators who desire versatile and innovative personal care ingredients. It is ideally suited for different oral care applications including mouthwash and toothpaste.
Cleansing
Examining Tomorrow’s Surfactant Personalities: Alpha Olefin Sulfonate in Personal Care
The use of alpha olefin sulfonate surfactants is rising in personal care; most commonly, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate. This article identifies the properties, applications and composition of these surfactants for their role in the industry’s future.
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