Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics - 9781574445312

CRC Press

Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative CosmeticsAuthor(s): Linda D. Rhein, Mitchell Schlossman, Anthony O'Lenick, P. Somasundaran\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781574445312, 978-1574445312\nSynopsis\nFrom 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 and cosmeceuticals.\n\nPresenting 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 de.