1.EYE
MAKE-UP REMOVER FORMULATION
Before starting...
Eye make-up remover formulation requires specific precautions. Indeed eyes and eye contours are particularly sensitive to irritations. There are tipically two types of eye make-up removers:
Eye make-up remover formulation requires specific precautions. Indeed eyes and eye contours are particularly sensitive to irritations. There are tipically two types of eye make-up removers:
- Cleansing milks based on fluid oil/water emulsions
- Cleansing waters which are formulated in the form of an aqueous solution into which ultra-mild surfactants are dispersed.
Required qualities:
- Perfect tolerance, non-irritant for the cornea
- Sufficient cleansing power to remove eye makeup without insisting too much
- Pleasant or neutral odor
- Non-greasy
- Non-tacky
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Typical
Ingredients (cleansing water)
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Usual
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Sample Recipe: Mild eye make up
remover
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Method
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Phase A : Disperse the polyquaternium in the water. Heat the
mixture to 45°C to disperse PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate and PEG-120
methyl glucose sesquistearate. Remove from heat and add the remaining
ingredients. Adjust the pH to 7,4 with the TEA.
Properties
Clear solution, mildness, pH = 7,4
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Floral
waters content
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Rose
water, chamomile and corn flower extracts can bring soothing and reduce
puffiness that may occur during cleansing.
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Preservatives
content
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Irritations
are often due to preservatives. Monodose packaging allows a dramatic
reduction of the required percentage of preservative in the product.
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* Q.S.
(quantum sufficit) = as much as suffices
2.FORMULATIONS BASICS: FACIAL CREAM
Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
Facial care creams formulations
include many kinds of formulations, depending on the nature of the skin or on
the desired effects. Either protection against pollution and oxidation is
needed or anti-wrinkle activity. Actives may also be added in order to correct
an oily/ greasy skin, a dry or a sensitive skin.. Many formulations are
basically Oil in Water emulsions or Water in Oil emulsions. The typical skin
care emulsion is now more likely to be o/w than w/o. Technology has advanced to
the point where w/o stable emulsions can be prepared at room temperature.
Required qualities :
- Neutral or pleasant odor and color
- Easy to spread, pleasant feeling during application
- Easy penetration
- Non-oily/ non-greasy after application
- Non comedogenic
- Well tolerance/ non-allergenic
- Bring hydration
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Typical Ingredients
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Usual Method
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Sample Recipe : "Vanishing
cream"
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Ingredients
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Method
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Phase A and phase B have to be mixed and heated
separately to 80°C. Add slowly B into A under intensive stirring until the
emulsion is formed. Then add more quickly the rest of the phase and keep
stirring during a few minutes. Continue stirring gently until the temperature
is at 40°C. Then Add phase C. Keep stirring the mixture slowly while
it is being cooled.
Properties:
Cream with a pearlescent aspect
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Dry skin
formulation
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Ingredients
choice criteria:
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- Slow
down the TEWL (Transepidermal water loss) by using occlusive emollients in
the oily phase (squalane, beeswax, triglycerides, essential fatty acids, silicones..)
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Reenforce or reconstitute the NMF (Natural moisturizing factor) with adequate
additives (sodium lactate, sodium PCA)
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- Bring
humectancy with hygroscopic components (urea, allantoin, polyols, hyaluronic
acid..)
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Enhance
aesthetic
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As
indicated above, aesthetic enhancers may be added: eg- pearlescent pigments,
texturing agents, soft-feeling agents like silicone elastomers. The aim is to
obtain a product which is sense-awakening !
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3.FOUNDATION
MAKEUP FORMULATION
Before
starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
A little bit of history...
A little bit of history...
Foundations are coloring
preparations used to enhance the aspect of the skin by giving uniformity to the
complexion and concealing blemishes. The origin of face makeup appears with the
Egyptians 4000 BC: Women applied on their faces a paste composed of beeswax or
sheet's fat added with minerals .
Foundation formulation is quite complex. Typically, it is an emulsion to which various pigments and powders have been added. The choice is also limited to a few types of permitted pigments and dyes.
Foundation formulation is quite complex. Typically, it is an emulsion to which various pigments and powders have been added. The choice is also limited to a few types of permitted pigments and dyes.
Required qualities:
- Easy to spread
- Homogeneous
- Well adhesion to the skin
- Covering power
- Permeable film to allow gas exchanges
- Non-irritant, non-allergenic
- Non-shiny, non-greasy
- Non comedogenic
- Pleasant or neutral odor
- Pleasant texture, creaminess
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Typical
Ingredients
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Usual
Method
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Sample Recipe : Sand rose Liquid
Makeup
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Phase A : Heat components to 80°C until completely uniform.
Phase B : Disperse gums into water under intensive stirring
until complete dispersion, then add propylene glycol and TEA. Heat phase B to
the same temperature as phase A while mixing gently. Pulverize phase C
and add to phase B under moderate stirring until it is homogeneous. Then add
phase A to (B+C) under intensive stirring. Maintain gentle agitation while it
is being cooled until 40-30°C. Add preservative. Mix gently until it is
completely cooled.
Properties
Texture: creamy oil/ water
emulsion, color: beige
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Key-ingredients
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Particles
size is important as well as rheologic properties of the product. In fact, a
proper viscosity guarantees a good spreadibility on the skin. Pigments
particles size is varied in order to obtain more matt effect. However
particles size in a foundation should be chosen respecting two rules: - Not
too small, it would accentuate little wrinkles - not too large, it would be
too occlusive.
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Treatment
foundations
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Some
additives can provide additional qualities to foundations:
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Pigments
are non-soluble components
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Dyes
which are soluble in the liquid phase should not stain permanently on the
skin. Thanks to their non-solubility neither in water nor in oil, insoluble
pigments are used in decorative cosmetics. Moreover they are considered to be
non-irritant to mucous membranes. TiO2 is commonly used as an opacifier.
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(quantum sufficit) = as much as suffices
4.FORMULATION BASICS: LIPSTICKS
- Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
A little bit of history...
A little bit of history...
We're tracking the origin of lip
coloration within the high antiquity. Egyptian women used to apply on their
lips some dyes based on red blood stone or henna. However the origin of the
lipstick such as we know it today begins within the end of the XIXth century.
At this time, actresses used to use mixtures of beeswax, butter, vine grape
extracts or other kinds of natural dyes to be applied on their lips. Synthetic
dyes discovery at the beginning of the XXth century allowed for a considerable
pallet of coloring nuances as well as the emancipation of the lipstick.
Required qualities :
- Consistency must be stable whatever the variations in temperature
- Must be applied easily on lips
- Must leave a mark as soon as lightly applied
- Musn't break during the application
- Uniformity of the film
- Creaminess and slip are needed, without greasiness
- Sufficient adhesion is required
- Musn't leave marks when wiped
- Easy to remove
- Pleasant taste and odour
- Non-irritant, non-allergenic
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Typical
Ingredients
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Usual
Method
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Waxes
and emollients are mixed and melted until 80°C. Pigments may often have to be
premixed separately in liquid emollients mixture. Premixed pigments
dispersions should preferably be used, otherwise pigment dispersion must be
as homogeneous as possible. The mixture can be added to the first hot phase
or once the mix has cooled. Then pour the warm mixture (temperature must be
10°C above its melting point) into the appropriate moulds. Moulds must be
placed into the refrigerator.
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Tips
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How to
obtain the wanted mattifying/ shining effect in your lipstick?
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Mixing
the correct amount of pigments every time and getting the desired color and
effect is an art of its own. Pigments particles size and nature is varied in
order to obtain more shine or more matt effect. The more the distribution is
large, the more the mattifying effect is high. Mattifying effect is
associated with adhesion (long-lasting). Cosmeticians would like to obtain
lipsticks which join the brilliance with the long-lasting effect to satisfy
consumers. These two properties are contradictory.
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Sample Recipe : Purple fresh kiss
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Method
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Phase A : Components are mixed and heated into a glass
beaker to 70°C. Add Phase B components while stirring gently after
have removed Phase A from heat until the mix is homogeneous. Then pour the
liquid mixture into chosen molds.
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Consistency
agents/ waxes
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Lipsticks
are made of a mixture of waxes ("white paste or body"), oils and
pigments. Waxes are chosen considering their melting point (which varies from
50°C to 90°C) and their specific properties. They bring hardness and shining.
They enhance stability and consistency, and provide richness to formulations.
Most animal origin waxes were used in the past. They're now widely replaced
by synthetic or vegetal origin waxes (carnauba, candelilla..).
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Pigments
are non-soluble components
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Thanks
to their non-solubility neither in water nor in oil pigments are permitted in
decorative cosmetics. Moreover they are considered to be non-irritant to
mucous membranes. TiO2 is commonly used as an opacifier. Pigments derived
from mica are used and often coated with titanium dioxide to enhance the
range of colors available
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What
kind of lipstick was called the kiss of death?
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The
ancient Egyptians used for lip rouge a reddish purple mercuric plant dye.
They didn't know it was potentially poisonous . Talk about the kiss of death!
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5.
MASCARA FORMULATION
- Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
Mascaras are used to enhance the eyelashes. They were once prepared with oil and lamp-black. There are two main types of mascara formulation:
Mascaras are used to enhance the eyelashes. They were once prepared with oil and lamp-black. There are two main types of mascara formulation:
- water-based mascaras, known as "cream mascaras," which are in the form of an oil/water emulsion
- anhydrous mascaras, known as "waterproof mascaras", which are formulated in the form of a dispersion of waxes in non-aqueous solvents.
Required qualities
- Proper creaminess and slip are needed, without greasiness
- Easy application
- Consistency must be stable whatever the variations in temperature
- Uniformity
- Filmogenic
- Covering power
- No build-up
- Sufficient adhesion is required
- Fast drying after application but musn't dry in the container
- Water-resistant
- Easy to remove
- Non allergenic, non-irritant
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Typical
Ingredients
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Usual
Method
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Waxes
and emollients are mixed and melted until 80°C. Pigments have to be added and
dispersed in this oily mixture. Hydrophilic thickeners like gums or synthetic
polymers are dispersed in hot water. Some of them require neutralization.
This second phase is heated and combined with the oily phase to form the
emulsion.
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How to
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Some
water-based mascaras may also have a waterproof effect. A large amount of
latex should be added to the oil/water emulsion. It should be noted however
that considering the low solids content, this type of mascaras is
characterized by a weaker makeup power than anhydrous mascaras.
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Sample Recipe : Natural look
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Phase A : Add slowly hydroxyethylcellulose in warm water
(40°C). Mix until uniformly dispersed. Add the triethanolamine, mix until the
gel is homogeneous, and add butylene glycol. Mixture has to be heated until
75°C in order to be combined with Part C. Mix all the ingredients of Part
C and melt to 75-80°C. Then add the pigments (Part B) to C and mix until
the pigments are completely wetted and uniform. Combine with part A to form
the emulsion. Continue mixing (slowly) and begin cooling. Add dimethicone,
polymer and preservative. Continue cooling to room temperature.
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Volumizing
and lengthening mascaras
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Silk
fibers may be added to these types of mascaras. They provide bodyfying volume
and lengthen eyelashes.
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Key
criteria
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Rheology
control helps optimize the spotted amount during application, thus helping
control the thickness of eyelashes.
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6.FORMULATION BASICS: NAIL POLISH
Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
Nail polishes are preparations whose
main function is to color and enhance aesthetics of both hands and feet, giving
them a more attractive aspect. Nail polish basically consists of pigments
suspended in a volatile solvent to which film formers have been added.
Required qualities :
- Must have an important adhesive power
- Shining film
- Easy application, easy spreadibility
- Homogeneity
- Fast drying
- High covering power
- Plasticity and flexibility to prevent cracks
- Hardness
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Typical
Ingredients
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Thixotropic
agents are dispersed in part of the solvents and mixture is added with the
diluents and the others components. Pre-wet the pigments by making a 1:1 or
1:2 premix in carrier (oils or solvents) under slow stirring conditions.
Controlled speed stirrers with a paddle or propeller type agitator blades are
recommended to disperse pigments.
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Special
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You can
vary effects in nail polish through the addition of both organic colors and
pigments. Pigments must be maintained within the preparation with suspending
agents, such as stearalkonium hectorite. Specialty additives may also be
added in order to create special effects: sparkling, shimmering, frosted,
metallescent... Nylon or rayon fibers can be added for nail-strengthening
purposes. Aluminum is widely used in nail polishes. It can add some sparkle
and flop effects when using the larger particle sizes.
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Phase A : 1. Disperse the stearalkonium bentonite in butyl
acetate under intensive stirring and add isopropyl alcohol. Add the others
solvents, plasticizers and film formers to the mixture.
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Key
ingredients and allergy
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Nitrocellulose
is the most commonly used primary film-forming agent in nail polishes. It
produces a shiny, tough, nontoxic film that adheres well to the nail plate.
The oxygen permeable film allows gas exchange between the atmosphere and the
nail. Resins are added to increase the flexibility of the film at a ratio of
about two parts nitrocellulose to one part resin by weight. The most popular
resin used to enhance the nitrocellulose film is
toluene-sulfonamide-formaldehyde. However, it might be the source of allergic
contact dermatitis. Toluene is notably considered as a strong sensitizing
agent, a toxic inhalant, and has a high risk of causing severe contact
dermatitis and eye irritation. Hypoallergenic nail varnishes use polyester
resin or cellulose acetate butyrate.
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Plasticizers
increase flexibility after solvents have volatilized, reducing cracking in
the polish. Dibutyl phthalate has been used as a plasticizer for years.
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7.SHAMPOO FORMULATION
- Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
A shampoo is a colloidal dispersion of various surfactants in water. Base components of a classical shampoo are cleansing agents, thickeners and water. Most of the time additives and adjuvants are added to the formula in order to help cleansing, enhance aesthetics properties, foaming or make hair shine. Indeed, beauty brought by the product is as important as cleanliness: As long as it is an hygiene product, a shampoo has to maintain a pleasant feel of the hair. Moreover, in the mind of many consumers cleanliness is often associated with foam quantity...So...Shampoos have to foam!
A shampoo is a colloidal dispersion of various surfactants in water. Base components of a classical shampoo are cleansing agents, thickeners and water. Most of the time additives and adjuvants are added to the formula in order to help cleansing, enhance aesthetics properties, foaming or make hair shine. Indeed, beauty brought by the product is as important as cleanliness: As long as it is an hygiene product, a shampoo has to maintain a pleasant feel of the hair. Moreover, in the mind of many consumers cleanliness is often associated with foam quantity...So...Shampoos have to foam!
Required qualities:
- Cleansing properties without eliminating all surface lipids
- Foaming properties
- Make hair shine and soft
- Make hair easy to comb
- Antistatic
- Pleasant odor
- Non-irritant, non-stinging
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Typical
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Usual
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Disperse
hydrophilic thickener(s) in water under intensive stirring, until a
homogeneous gel is formed. Then add the surfactants and the other ingredients
and mix gently until the product becomes homogeneous. Oil-soluble ingredients
(some preservatives, perfume..) should be added by pre-mixing them with a
small amount of surfactants.
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How to significantly reduce the overall irritation of your
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By increasing the betaïne surfactants %. When these ones are
combined with fatty alcohol sulfates, they form large anionic-cationic
complex which lowers irritation.
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Part of
anionic surfactants can also be replaced by non-ionic surfactants like
alkylpolyglucosides.
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Sample Recipe: Clear shampoo
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Phase A : Heat Water (40°C), disperse thickener under
intensive stirring. Reduce mixing speed after polymer is dispersed. Then add
propylene glycol and NaOH solution. Mix until homogeneity. Add other
ingredients of Part A in order.
Mix Phase B ingredients in
hot water (30-40°C) and add into Phase A. Add other ingredients in order. Mix
until it is uniform.
Properties
Clear, viscous gel, pH 6.5,
viscosity = 5500-6500 cP
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Specific substances may be
incorporated in order to provide a restoring and protecting effect on hair like
natural and modified lipids, amino acids and silicones. They may also have
reconstituting effect on the integrity and health of the hair and scalp - such
as preventing dandruff and excessive sebaceous secretion.
Baby
Shampoos
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They
should be based on amphoteric surfactants (imidazolinic derivatives or
betaïnes, 75 to 100% of total surfactants)
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Greasy
Hair Shampoo
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Its
first mission is to eliminate excessive sebum without eliminating all surface
lipids. Following actives may be used:
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- sulfur
in order to regulate sebum secretion
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- clays
to absorb fats
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Dry Hair
Shampoo
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A dry
scalp leads to a dry aspect of the hair because of lack of sebum. Cleansing
base is composed with a ternary mixture of surfactants (anionic, amphoteric
and non-ionic). Formulation is completed by superfatting agents: castor oil,
lecithins..
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Antidandruff
Shampoos
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Formulae
contain antimicrobial and keratolytic actives (zinc pyrithione, piroctone olamine)
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2-in-1
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Some
conditioning agents (polyquaterniums, silicones..) are added in order to help
combability
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8.SHAVING CREAM FORMULATION
- Before starting
- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
- To go further
Before starting...
Shaving cream is a product applied to the skin to facilitate removal of hair. Traditional shaving creams have been largely replaced by aerosol products with shaving foams and gels. However shaving creams have been used for years and their soap-glycerin-water formulations keep on being a reference for all shaving products: Based on soaps added with glycerin and water. Stearic acid is an ingredient widely used in shaving creams; its soap-like character makes the beard hydrated and softened, falicitating its removal.
Shaving cream is a product applied to the skin to facilitate removal of hair. Traditional shaving creams have been largely replaced by aerosol products with shaving foams and gels. However shaving creams have been used for years and their soap-glycerin-water formulations keep on being a reference for all shaving products: Based on soaps added with glycerin and water. Stearic acid is an ingredient widely used in shaving creams; its soap-like character makes the beard hydrated and softened, falicitating its removal.
Required qualities :
- Well lubricant properties, skin protection against razor
- Hydrating properties, softner
- Well-tolerated, non-irritant
- Pleasant odor
- Easy application, easy to spread
- Creaminess
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Typical
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Usual
Method
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Sample Recipe : Snow shaving cream
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Phase A : Oily components are heated to 80-85°C. Mix until
homogeneity. Remove from heat. Mix Phase B ingredients, heat to
approximately 60°C and add it under stirring to the first phase. Mixing
should continue during 60 minutes while maintaining the temperature at 60°C.
Then remove from heat. Add preservatives and perfume when the mixture has
cooled to 40-30°C.
Properties
White pearlescent cream
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Some
emollients that can make shaving more comfortable
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Beeswax: This natural substance is obtained from bees’
honeycombs. Used as a thickener and emulsifier, it can also reduce
inflammation and soften skin
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Olive
Oil: This stable natural origin
substance has excellent lubricating properties.It is nourishing and calming
to the skin
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Coconut
Oil: it has moisturizing properties
and contributes to a quick, fluffy foam
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Safflower
Oil: This natural oil which was used
by ancient Egyptian to heal wounds, has moisturizing qualities and reduces
skin irritations
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(quantum sufficit) = as much as suffices
9. SUN
PROTECTION CREAM FORMULATION
Before starting...
Sun protection formulation is a main issue for formulators nowadays. Considering the needs of the market, formulations are more difficult to make than for standard care products: Formulations have to protect against two classes of UV rays during the exposure, also prevent long-term consequences of UV exposure, and provide a pleasant feeling during and after the application. That is a challenge considering:1) the difficulty to stabilize components which bring the sun-protection: UV filters and sunscreens 2) the interactions between the ingredients.
Sun protection formulation is a main issue for formulators nowadays. Considering the needs of the market, formulations are more difficult to make than for standard care products: Formulations have to protect against two classes of UV rays during the exposure, also prevent long-term consequences of UV exposure, and provide a pleasant feeling during and after the application. That is a challenge considering:1) the difficulty to stabilize components which bring the sun-protection: UV filters and sunscreens 2) the interactions between the ingredients.
Emulsions oil/water or water/oil are
usually used.
Required qualities:
- Protection against sunburns (immediate effects of sun exposure)
- Protection against long-term damages on cells
- However May allow few tan
- Water-resistant
- Pleasant feeling during and after application
- Easy spreadibility
- Easy-to-use
- Stable formulation
- Non-irritant, non-allergenic
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Typical
Ingredients
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Usual
Method
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Sample Recipe : Sun cream based on
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Method
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Mix and heat separatly Phase A and
Phase B to 75-80°C. Just before emulsification add Phase C into
A. Add slowly Phase B to Phase A under intensive stirring until the mixture
is homogeneous.
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SPF
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= Sun
protection factor. This number is
determined experimentally indoors by exposing human subjects. Its rating is
calculated by comparing the amount of time needed to produce a sunburn on
protected skin to the amount of time needed to cause a sunburn on unprotected
skin. Difference between the 2 amounts allow to determinate SPF rating. SPF
numbers can range from as low as 2 to as high as 60.
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SPF and
rheology
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The SPF
may be significantly enhanced by controlling the rheology of the product,
notably the film:
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- If the
film is too thin, it doensn't provide sufficient coverage
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- If
it's too thick, spreadibility will be affected
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Viscosity
has to be well-balanced between easy spreadibility and suitable coverage
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- Typical Ingredients / Usual Method & Tips
- Sample Recipe
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Before starting...
Toothpastes are mild cosmetic detergents for cleaning teeth. Dental creams are complex dispersions. Indeed, a toothpaste contains a solid phase which is dispersed in a liquid phase. Formulations have to be thick enough thanks to inorganic binders (aluminium silicates, bentonites) and organic thickeners. Thickeners and binders keep the solid phase properly suspended in the liquid phase to prevent separation of the liquid phase out of the toothpaste. Initially intended to freshen the breath and remove deposits from teeth, evolution of toothpaste has also made it a vehicle for the protection of teeth from cavities and gum diseases.
Toothpastes are mild cosmetic detergents for cleaning teeth. Dental creams are complex dispersions. Indeed, a toothpaste contains a solid phase which is dispersed in a liquid phase. Formulations have to be thick enough thanks to inorganic binders (aluminium silicates, bentonites) and organic thickeners. Thickeners and binders keep the solid phase properly suspended in the liquid phase to prevent separation of the liquid phase out of the toothpaste. Initially intended to freshen the breath and remove deposits from teeth, evolution of toothpaste has also made it a vehicle for the protection of teeth from cavities and gum diseases.
Required qualities :
- Consistance have to be creamy
- Thixotropic, enabling it to stand up on the toothbrush after it is extruded
- Easily washable
- Abrasive enough
- Pleasant taste
- Slightly foaming properties
- Homogeneous
- Well-tolerated by gingiva and buccal mucous
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Typical
Ingredients
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Usual
Method
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Abrasives
are mixed with humectants until a paste is formed. This is an essential step:
in fact, formulation is relatively complex and poorly made pastes will
separate or liquefy. Organic thickeners are dispersed into water. Intensity
and heating depend on thickeners. Actives and additives are added to part of
the water and the mixture is added slowly to the paste (in order to prevent
the formation of air-bubbles during the mixing stage). Surfactants are added
at last stage. Before been added, they may be dipersed in part of heated
water if necessary.
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What are
the 3 main requirements to be respected during the procedure to formulate a
clear toothpaste?
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Refractive Index of carrier must be equal to Refractive Index of abrasives
blend
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- The
formulation needs to be processed under vacuum. This largely avoids inclusion
of air bubbles. Heating the mixture reduces its viscosity, enabling it to be
gently mixed under vacuum.
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the role of humectants in the formulation?
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They
help keep the moisture in and prevent dryness. They are also used to maintain
the plasticity of the paste
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Phase A : Disperse xanthan gum in sorbitol under intensive
stirring.
Phase B: Dissolve all additives in water, whilst
stirring during 10 minutes. Add B into A and keep stirring during 45
Minutes, until a homogeneous gel is formed. Then add gradually the mixture C
to A+B. Keep stirring the mixture slowly during 30 minutes. Add
the flavoring agent, then continue stirring during 5 minutes. At last, introduce
the surfactant whilst continuing stirring during 5 minutes.
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Abrasives
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Mineral
powders with abrasive properties are usually used in toothpastes to aid
mechanical tooth cleaning: Silicas, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate,
alumina, sodium phosphates…Silicas are more abrasive than other components.
The ideal abrasive is one that will not scratch the tooth enamel and yet will
exert sufficient scouring action to clean and polish teeth. In order to
regulate abrasiveness, combination of several kinds of abrasives with different
particles sizes is used.
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Anti-stain
toothpaste
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They
should be based on calcium phosphate (gentle abrasive) and sodium
bicarbonate.
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