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http://dx.doi.org/10.15230/SCSK.2022.48.1.55

Phase Behavior Study of Fatty Acid Potassium Cream Soaps  

Noh, Min Joo (Cosmax R&I Center)
Yeo, Hye Lim (Cosmax R&I Center)
Lee, Ji Hyun (Cosmax R&I Center)
Park, Myeong Sam (Cosmax R&I Center)
Lee, Jun Bae (Cosmax R&I Center)
Yoon, Moung Seok (Cosmax R&I Center)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.48, no.1, 2022 , pp. 55-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
The potassium cream soap with fatty acid called cleaning foam has a crystal gel structure, and unlike an emulsion system, it is weak to shear stress and shows characteristics that are easily separated under high temperature storage conditions. The crystal gel structure of cleansing foams is significantly influenced by the nature and proportion of fatty acids, degree of neutralization, and the nature and proportion of polyols. In order to investigate the effect of these parameters on the crystal gel structure, a ternary system consisting of water/KOH/fatty acid was investigated in this study. The investigation of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) revealed that the eutectic point was found at the ratio of myristic acid (MA) : stearic acid (SA) = 3 : 1 and ternary systems were the most stable at the eutectic point. However, the increase in fatty acid content had little effect on stability. On the basis of viscosity and polarized optical microscopy (POM) measurements, the optimum degree of neutralization was found to be about 75%. The system was stable when the melting point (Tm) of the ternary system was higher than the storage temperature and the crystal phase was transferred to lamellar gel phase, but the increase in fatty acid content had little effect on stability. The addition of polyols to the ternary system played an important role in changing the Tm and causing phase transition. The structure of the cleansing foams were confirmed through cryogenic scanning electron microscope (Cryo-SEM), small and wide angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS) analysis. Since butylene glycol (BG), propylene glycol (PG), and dipropylene glycol (DPG) lowered the Tm and hindered the lamellar gel formation, they were unsuitable for the formation of stable cleansing foam. In contrast, glycerin, PEG-400, and sorbitol increased the Tm, and facilitated the formation of lamellar gel phase, which led to a stable ternary system. Glycerin was found to be the most optimal agent to prepare a cleansing foam with enhanced stability.
Keywords
fatty acid potassium cream soaps; crystal gel structure; eutectic point; DSC; Cryo-SEM; SAXS; WAXS;
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