Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics

Book excerpt: From anti-aging creams to make-up, surfactants play a key role as delivery systems for skin care and decorative cosmetic products. Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics, Third Edition presents a scientific basis in surfactant science and recent advances in the industry necessary for understanding, formulating, and testing surfactant-based cosmetics. Presenting a new perspective from the previous edition, this book details the function of emulsions, microemulsions, micelles, and nanostructures in the formulation of personal care products and decorative cosmetics and examines their ability to deliver specific benefits to the skin. This edition begins by describing new research into skin biochemistry. Then it presents the latest methods for substantiating claims and assessing the effectiveness of moisturizers, anti-aging treatments, and sunscreens. Subsequent chapters focus on surfactant solution properties, surfactant emulsions, nanotechnology, cleanser/conditioner systems, and pigment dispersions. This edition also examines the role of surfactants in finished pigmented products and discusses optimal formulation strategies and surfactant raw materials for enhancing pigmented products. Features, Investigates the use of surfactants in personal care products, from basic science to consumer applications, Details fundamentals of surfactants in emulsions, microemulsions, micelles, and nanostructures, Includes new research on lipid assembly, lipid organization, and barrier function, Examines noninvasive techniques for assessing cosmetic benefit claims, Considers methods for gathering consumer input and different types of consumer testing, Discusses formulation strategies for optimizing cosmetic and cosmeceutical benefits with the aid of surfactants, Contains full chapters on assessing the effectiveness of UV sunscreens and self-tanners, The third edition of Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics helps formulators identify and overcome the challenges involved in developing new applications and enhancing the benefits of cosmetic and personal care products. Book jacket.