Surfactants as important ingredients in cosmetics

2023-02-27 16:34:31

The steady growth of surfactants in the world provides a good external environment for the development and growth of the cosmetics industry, and the requirements for product structure, variety, performance and technology are also getting higher and higher. Therefore, it is necessary to systematically develop safe, mild, biodegradable and special surfactants to provide a theoretical basis for the development and application of new products. It is necessary to focus on the development of glycoside surfactants, which can develop a variety of polyols and alcohols. Surfactants; systematic research and development of soybean phospholipid surfactants; development of sucrose fatty acid ester series products, strengthening the research on compounding technology, expanding the application range of existing products & surfactants as an important component in cosmetics, in the development and application On the surface, natural raw materials should be vigorously used, and ingredients that are irritating to the skin should be avoided as much as possible to reduce the various harms caused by chemical ingredients to the human body. It is believed that the development of green and environmentally friendly surfactants will greatly promote the development of functional cosmetics.

The biological changes caused by surfactants and their metabolites in the body, that is, the possible toxic and side effects on the body include acute toxicity, subacute toxicity, chronic toxicity, effects on fertility and reproduction, embryotoxicity, teratogenicity, Mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, sensitization, hemolyticity, etc. Surfactants come into contact with different parts of the human body in different ways, which will put forward different requirements for the above-mentioned toxic and side effects.

Surfactants are used as various processing aids or synergists in the food and pharmaceutical industries, thus increasing the contact chance of surfactants with the human digestive tract and blood system, which affects the oral toxicity and hemolysis of surfactants. Strict requirements are put forward for sex, heredity, carcinogenicity and teratogenicity. Surfactants used in food and oral medicines such as liquids, tablets, pills, etc. must be low-toxic or non-toxic substances; if injected intravenously or intramuscularly, attention must be paid to the hemolytic properties of surfactants; Issues such as heredity, carcinogenesis, and teratogenicity that may be caused by this need to be considered.