Emulsifiers, thickeners, waxes
Emulsifiers are essential ingredients in cosmetics
Emulsification is a problematic stage in cream making. This is a mixture of two unstable phases into one consistency. Water-soluble and oil/fat-soluble ingredients naturally tend to separate from each other. They must be completely mixed to reveal all their qualities.Binding components - cosmetic emulsifiers, cream base - will come to your aid. They connect 2 phases that are unstable when combined: aqueous and fatty. Emulsion is a consistency consisting of oil, water and emulsifier, brought to a homogeneous state
Features of the use of emulsifiers:
- depending on the phases (water-oil, oil-water)
- depending on skin types (based on customer experience and personal research at the BEURRE store)
- depending on the purpose (face, hair, body)
- depending on pH level
- depending on the heating temperature.
In appearance, emulsifiers can be liquid or solid: plates, flakes, shavings, wax.
Thickeners and gelling agents to give consistency to the product
Thickeners are cosmetic components that are used to thicken cosmetics and increase their viscosity. The use of a gelling agent gives an effect similar to the name - the formation of stable disperse systems.These components are used to improve the external qualities of the product, its presentation, while simultaneously enhancing the consistency itself in foams, gels, and emulsions. They also act as a stabilizer in the product.
