CONSUMER CHEMISTRY COSMETIC FORMS

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  • Cosmetic Product Forms
    essential part of quality control in the cosmetic industry. Some cosmetics must have certain forms to prove useful for their designed purpose
  • It is very vital
    viscosity
  • the resistance to flow. It also refers to how the product behaves and flows when put in a particular container.
    viscosity
  • 3 reasons why viscosity of a product is vital
    -easy to dispense
    -easy to apply
    -suit customer's perception
  • Liquid
    flow freely from runny like water to runny like honey
  • contain small amount of oils appropriately solubilized
    liquid
  • thicker than liquid and has limited flow properties
    gel
  • formed through the use of gums and other thickening agents
    gel
  • foaming fel
    honey like viscosity and limited flow capacity
  • low viscosity gel to almost lotion like

    serum
  • low viscosity emulsion, may run semi freely,
    lotion
    • The viscosity of lotions can be altered by using different emulsifying agents, consistency factors (beeswax or other waxes), or gums or thickening agents.
  • medium to high viscosity emulsions
    cream
  • mostly or entirely oil based with semi solid consistency
    balm
  • semi solid product with presence of oil and different clay

    mud
  • contains various sized particles to exfoliate skin mechanically
    scrub
  • utilized readily in the color cosmetics
    powder