INTRODUCTION
A wide range of personal care products and cosmetics and pharmaceuticals are available in cream forms. When you use these kinds of products, their active ingredients will be absorbed by your skin to help improve its humidity, because of this purpose, these goods are subjected to stringent quality control.
One of the contributors to a cream’s hydration and solubility is fatty acid. This component is often used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as an emollient to help enhance skin hydration, the fatty acid can aid in sealing the skin’s moisture and efficiently reduce evaporation to the surrounding atmosphere.
When a fatty acid is combined with alcohol, it forms a fatty ester which helps create a soothing sensation. In addition, fatty esters have been utilized in many products as a thickening agent to alleviate skin dryness.
WHAT ARE FATTY ESTERS?
Fatty esters are created when you dehydrate fatty acids and alkyl alcohol, producing a conditioning effect for a soft sensation. This process is called esterification, which German chemist (Leopold Gmelin) coined in the 1850s as a short form of acetic ether. If the alcohol component used is glycerol, the fatty esters produced can be monoglycerides, diglycerides, or triglycerides.
Due to their lubricating properties, solvency, and resistance to oxidation, fatty esters have been utilized in various industries. Furthermore, they became more popular because of their renewable content, deriving from natural sources like vegetable oils and animal tallows -they also have low volatility compared to other traditional solvents, making them suitable as solvents in coatings, inks, lubricants, and metalworking fluids.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF FATTY ESTERS?
MAKEUP
People who are constantly looking out for their skin, especially those prone to acne- opt to purchase makeup products with skincare benefits over those who don’t.
SKINCARE
The skin care industry has discovered that adding fatty esters to products can improve their fragrance, texture, and performance- which can also be achieved with synthetic chemicals and ingredients...Read More
