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PEG-free
emulsifier systems
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between PEG-free and
high performance.
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emulsifier systems
glyceryl-4-Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystea-
stearate respectively.
In
some
ways
the
approach
of
different as normally the content of the dispersed oil phase is approximately 20% of
the formulation by volume. That means in
comparison to W/O emulsions there is a big
interspace between the droplets of the dispersed phase with less risk of aggregation
and coalescence.
The state of the art technology for manufacturing of O/W emulsions today are nonionic
surfactants notably PEG emulsifiers. These
emulsifiers are exceptionally suitable to create stable O/W-emulsions. The stability is
due to the behavior of PEG chains in water
solutions: Whereas the hydrophobic part of
the emulsifier is anchored in the oil droplets the PEG chains show strong repulsive
forces when approaching another emulsified
oil droplet. This stabilising effect is called
steric stabilisation. It prevents aggregation
and finally coalescence of oil droplets and
leads to longterm stable O/W emulsions.
The target of ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ was
to develop PEG-free and easy to use liquid
O/W emulsifiers with high performance for
oils with different polarities. In principle steric
stabilisation effects can be copied by simply
exchanging the PEG chains of an emulsifier
with other (nonionic) water soluble polymers.
Like for the development of the W/O emulsifiers we also have chosen polygylcerol
esters. Nevertheless, PEG emulsifiers cannot be replaced by single emulsifiers based
on polyglycerol esters without a distinct loss
of performance.
To find the right performance we carried out
numerous lab trials with different combinations of suitable polyglycerol esters. The
final emulsifier pool in this case was Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate,