SURFACTANTS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND DECORATIVE COSMETICS

From self-tanners to lipstick, surfactants play a specific 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 and cosmeceuticals. While previous editions focused on types and functions of surfactants used in cosmetics and fundamental principles governing cosmetic emulsions, this edition examines surfactant solution properties, surfactant emulsions, nanotechnology, cleanser/conditioner systems, and pigment dispersions. This book assists formulators in identifying and overcoming the challenges involved in various cosmetic applications.