Evonik tool helps zero in on right emollient

Evonik Personal Care has unveiled at in-cosmetics 2013 an emollient selection tool, using which the right emollient can be selected easily.

‘Senses’, which is claimed to identify the right emollient for users, looks at various factors and characteristics, focusing specially on emollients sensory aspects.

Many a product is formulated combining a mixture of emollients, judiciously selected based on their different structures and physico-chemical properties.

The key features documented in the Senses tool are said to be physical aspects, such as polarity, surface tension, and pour point.

The effects of emollients on UV filter solubility are underlined in Senses, besides physical data.

These days, face care products also contain UV filters, just like sunscreens.

The desired skin feel and performance can be attained helped by emollients without compromising sun protection, which help formulators leverage the interaction between emollients and UV filters.

Emollients have a crucial effect on the sensory profile of skin care products.

Senses depicts the effect of different oil components on skin feel, which allows Evonik’s customers to formulate the sensory profile that they choose.

New technology has been applied by the company to produce vegetable based emollients through an enzymatic process, making realisation of this goal a reality, says the company.

The comprehensive information concerning the compatibility with packaging material is also essential for manufacturers.

The new selection tool gives cosmetic companies an insight into each emollient’s penetration into a given material, eliminating instabilities in the final product.