Emulsion wax Polawax NF 30 g

Polawax Emulsifying Wax: for cosmetics, creams and body bars

Polavax NF Emulsifying Wax is an ideal product for transforming a mixture of fatty oils and water into the most delicate face creams, soft lotions and light creams. And also for creating delicate hydrophilic body bars.

Characteristics and description of the component

INCI: Emulsifying Wax NF

Dosage: 3-10%

• 3-5% for lotions
• 5-10% - for creams.

Use: solubility in oil at a temperature of 53 °C.

Features of use: when using Polawax NF 3-5% and LF up to 20%, it is recommended to add up to 0.5% thickener (for example, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, etc.) to the VF, since there is a risk of emulsion instability. When using Polawax NF 6-10% and GF 10-30%, additional thickeners can be omitted.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight.

The Polawax series of emulsifiers are proven non-ionic emulsifying waxes that have been successfully used in the personal care and pharmaceutical industries for many years. As optimized combinations of emulsifiers and stabilizers of plant origin, Polawax proprietary blends offer formulators fast and reliable solutions to a wide range of emulsification problems.

Due to its versatility, Polawax can be used in both skin care and hair care systems, creating emulsions with excellent texture and stability. In skin care, the formation of liquid crystals in the emulsion promotes “time-release” hydration and also acts as a slow-release delivery mechanism for active ingredients.

Using Polawax as an emulsifying system reduces the development time of new innovative products and minimizes raw material inventories, thereby reducing overall costs.
 

Functional benefits

• Mild, oil-in-water self-bodying emulsifiers
• Liquid crystal formation promotes 'time-release' hydration
• Emulsions represent stable vehicles for the delivery of most actives over a wide pH range
• Excellent ambient and high temperature stability
• Emulsions show good long-term storage stability
• Electrolyte tolerant
• No neutralisation required.

Applications

Emulsion wax can be used to produce very stable emulsions of both w/o and o/w types. To do this, melt the wax (3-5% of the final mixture volume) in a base oil mixture, then slowly add it to the heated aqueous phase and stir until the resulting emulsion cools. Emulsion wax combines well with other emulsifiers, and adding it in small quantities (about 2%) to the main emulsifiers in the recipe will only enhance the stability and consistency of the final product.
 

What cosmetics include Polawax

• Moisturising creams and lotions
• Sun protection systems
• Aftersun products
• Sunless tanning creams and lotions
• AHA/BHA creams
• Baby creams and lotions
• Anti-wrinkle creams
• Depilatories
• Antiperspirants/deodorants
• Hair conditioners
• Hair bleaches
• Chemical hair relaxers/straighteners
• Hair colorants.

Polawax creams and lotions represent stable formulation bases for a wide range of moisturising skin products, sunscreens, baby care systems and speciality treatment products. As inert bases Polawax emulsions are ideal delivery systems for low and high pH actives, including alpha hydroxy/beta hydroxy acids in facial treatments, aluminium salts in antiperspirants/deodorants and thioglycollates in hair removal products. In the healthcare sector, Polawax NF in particular has a long history of safe use as an emulsion base for the topical delivery of pharmaceutical actives. Polawax emulsions are equally valuable in the formulation of hair care products. Their stability in low and high pH environments makes them suitable bases for conditioners using cationic conditioning agents, hair bleaches, ethnic hair relaxer systems and hair colorants.
 

Emulsion Stability

Scientific research has shown that emulsion stability is linked to the formation of lamellar phases (liquid crystals) in which the emulsifier is arranged in bilayers incorporating large quantities of wateri . The swollen lamellar liquid crystalline phases form a rheological barrier to coalescence, reducing the van der Waals forces of attraction between the dispersed oil droplets. Figure 1 shows the liquid crystals and lamellar gel phase produced by a typical Polawax NF emulsion.
 

Formulating

Polawaxes are self-bodying emulsifying waxes which can be used to produce high or low viscosity emulsions, depending upon the concentration employed. At lower concentrations (2-3%) fluid emulsions are easily produced, and may be supplemented with non-ionic, anionic or cationic emulsifiers for enhanced stability. At higher concentrations (5-10%) Polawaxes can produce more viscous systems showing excellent long-term stability, without the inclusion of additional surfactants, fatty alcohols or waxes. Polawaxes are suitable for the emulsification of most commonly used oils, fats and waxes including vegetable and mineral oils, esters and ethers; emulsions are stable in both acidic and alkaline media and tolerate high levels of electrolyte. Polawaxes possess excellent heat stability and are recommended for the preparation of creams and lotions which require autoclaving. Polawaxes exhibit no loss in performance on heating to 150°C for two hours. There is only minor deterioration in colour with a 2-3% loss in weight and slight hardening of the product.

Handmade cosmetics recipes (formulas) and reviews

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