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http://dx.doi.org/10.15230/SCSK.2014.40.3.227

A Study on Emulsion Stability of O/W and W/S Emulsion according to HLB of Emulsifier  

Yeon, Jae Young (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Shin, Bo Ram (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Ta Gon (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Seo, Jeong Min (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Lee, Cheong Hee (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Lee, Sang Gil (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
Pyo, Hyeong Bae (Cosmetic Research Institute, Hanbul Cosmetics Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.40, no.3, 2014 , pp. 227-236 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, O/W and W/S emulsions were prepared by combining oils having different required hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) values under the diverse conditions of HLB values composed of a hydrophilic surfactant and a lipophilic surfactant and their stability was investigated. Results showed that the higher the viscosity of O/W emulsions was as the lower the HLB value of emulsifier and emulsion particle showed a tendency to be a smaller and compact and stabler in centrifugal filtration. W/S emulsions also showed a similar tendency to be a smaller and compact as HLB values of emulsifier was higher and stabler in centrifugal filtration. However, the viscosity of W/S emulsion tended to get lower in HLB conditions of all emulsifiers as the time passed. This indicated that the emulsions had an unstable feature in long-term stability. In conclusion, the results showed opposite to the known theory that O/W emulsion is proper to be applied by nonionic surfactant with a high HLB value and W/S emulsion to be applied by nonionic surfactant with a low HLB value and provide useful information for the cosmetics research and related areas.
Keywords
HLB; emulsion stability; O/W emulsion; W/S emulsion; emulsifier;
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