I.Transparent water-based products become a new air outlet in the industry
With the continuous improvement of the market's quality requirements for transparent water-based products, the disadvantages of the traditional solubilizing system have been continuously magnified, and the industry urgently needs solubilizing raw materials with more balanced performance, wider adaptability, and more convenient operation to fill technical shortcomings.The OILREE®MY940 PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, relying on its comprehensive performance advantages, reconstructs the efficient solubilizing logic of the water-based system, solves many pain points in the formulation development and industrial production of transparent personal care products, and provides a stable and feasible new solution for the transparent transformation of the industry.
II. Restrict the large-scale landing of transparent products
At the level of solubilization efficiency and product texture, traditional Solubilizers generally have the problems of high addition and low efficiency.To achieve the complete dissolution of flavors and oil-soluble ingredients, a higher proportion of raw materials need to be invested. Excessive surfactants will remain in the water-based system. The product cannot be quickly spread and absorbed after being applied to the face, and it is easy to form a sticky film, which brings stuffy skin, sticky hands, and oily light. The problem greatly affects the consumer experience, which is contrary to the current lightweight and zero-burden skin care needs.
At the level of formula compatibility, most transparent water agent products on the market currently use acrylic thickeners to adjust the viscosity of the system, making the product texture more uniform and stable, and improving the feel of application.However, most general solubilizers will have antagonistic effects with acrylic thickeners, destroying the crosslinked stable structure of the system, resulting in abnormal product viscosity and decreased transparency. After high and low temperature testing or long-term storage, it is easy to atomize, whitish, layered failure and other problems, and the shelf stability of the product is difficult to guarantee.
At the level of industrial production, most Hydrogenated castor oil-derived solubilizers are in solid form and must be heated and melted at high temperature before they can participate in batching, which not only increases the energy consumption cost of the production line, but also requires additional temperature control parameters, increasing the difficulty of production processes and operations.For washing and care foundries with large orders and fast batch changes, cumbersome production processes will reduce production efficiency, and at the same time, batch quality differences may easily occur due to temperature control deviations, which is not conducive to standardized mass production.
Taken together, the traditional solubilizing system cannot achieve the multiple balances of high transparency, skin-friendly feeling, high compatibility, and easy production. It has become the core obstacle to the development of water-based personal care products to high-end transparency. The popularization and application of new high-efficiency solubilizing raw materials has become an inevitable trend in the industry.
III.Core performance analysis reshaping solubilization technical standards
OILREE®MY940 is an efficient solubilizing raw material specially developed for transparent water-based systems. It presents a stable white paste at room temperature of 25℃, with uniform shape, no agglomeration, no stratification, and high purity of raw materials and stable performance.Relying on scientific hydrophilic and oleophilic molecular structure design, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil breaks through the performance limitations of traditional raw materials and realizes a comprehensive upgrade in the four dimensions of solubilization efficiency, formula compatibility, skin feeling performance, and production adaptation.
3.1 Low addition and high efficiency solubilization to achieve the ultimate transparency of the system
Solubilization efficiency is the core competitive advantage.The molecular structure of PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL has a balanced ratio. The hydrophobic end can quickly wrap all kinds of oily substances, and the hydrophilic end can be firmly combined with the aqueous phase system to form a nanoscale uniform micelle in the water, which will not block light, and ultimately make the entire formula system absolutely transparent. Effect.Unlike the traditional mode of operation with high addition of raw materials, OILREE®MY940 has a small amount of addition and a fast starting speed, which can reduce the residue of surfactants from the root cause.
3.2 Broad-spectrum compatibility, stable adaptation to mainstream formulation systems
OILREE®MY940 is perfectly adapted to the mainstream acrylic thickening system in the industry. It will not interfere with the polymerization structure of the thickener, and can effectively maintain the stable viscosity and transparent appearance of the formula. It completely solves the industry problem that traditional solubilizers are incompatible with thickening systems. It can be widely used in transparent toners, fragrance essences, refreshing repair fluids, body washes and other products.
At the same time, it has strong broad-spectrum compatibility, can be stably compounded with most basic raw materials and efficacy raw materials in the personal care industry, and can be flexibly used in the deployment and production of various formula matrices, intermediates, and semi-finished products, with strong adaptability.As a commonly used lightweight emollient raw material, Isopropyl myristate can be stably compounded with it. While improving the product's emollient texture and improving dryness and roughness, it will not destroy the transparency and stability of the water-based system at all, so as to achieve a two-way balance between efficacy and appearance.
3.3 Optimize the terminal skin feeling to create a supple and zero burden experience
In terms of end-use experience, OILREE®MY940 completely solves the common problem of traditional solubilizers being sticky and heavy.The micelle structure formed by this raw material is delicate and stable, and it has excellent ductility after being applied to the surface of the skin. It can be quickly and evenly spread and absorbed by the skin. It will not form a heavy residual mucosa on the surface, and finally presents a soft, smooth and refreshing skin feeling. , No sticky, no stuffy skin, no oily problems.
This kind of high-quality skin feeling characteristic is highly in line with the current consumer's pursuit of light maintenance and zero burden skin care concept. Whether it is a refreshing summer care product or a gentle lotion product for sensitive skin, it can rely on this raw material to optimize the use experience, so that the transparent appearance and high-quality skin feeling are perfectly combined, greatly enhancing the market competitiveness of products.
IV. Accurately realize the core values of the solubilizing system
In the conventional flavor solubilizing scenario, the 3:1 material ratio is the optimal ratio that has been verified by a large number of actual measurements, that is, three parts of peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil with one part of flavor or other oil-phase substances to be solubilized.During the production process, the raw materials and oil-phase materials cannot be directly put into the water for stirring, which is prone to insufficient local dissolution and turbidity of the system.The standard operating procedure is to complete the premix homogenization of the solubilizer and the oil phase first, so that the micelle structure fully wraps the oily molecules, and the oil-water structure is initially balanced, and then slowly add pure water and continue stirring until the system is completely uniform and transparent.
For differentiated formulas of different categories, the overall performance of the product can be optimized through the compounding of a small amount of raw materials.In order to improve the application ductility and spreading speed of water-based products, and adapt to different skin use scenarios, some formulas will be combined with mild nonionic surfactants for complex debugging.Laurel 7 can be scientifically combined with peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil to effectively optimize product spreading performance without destroying the transparent texture of the system and affecting product stability, so that water-based products can be applied more evenly and absorbed faster. It is suitable for transparent skin care essence, fragrance water, refreshing lotion and other multi-category product development.
V. Transparent formula ushered in a new upgrade opportunity
With the continuous upgrading of personal care formula technology,OILREE®MY940 will be used in more subdivided categories, and it will be deeply combined with various emollient raw materials, efficacy active substances, and emulsifying systems to develop more high-quality transparent water agent products adapted to market demand.Relying on the technological empowerment of this highly efficient solubilizing raw material, the entire water-based personal care industry will continue to upgrade in the direction of high stability, high perception, excellent experience, and low cost refinement, and promote the overall quality of the industry to a new level.
Hubei Mingya New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
