Emollients are commonly used ingredients in cosmetic products to help make your skin soft and smooth. They are usually lipids (fats), oils, silicones, or chemical additives. They’re key in the formulator’s ingredient selection process and can bring additional appreciable care benefits. It is not easy for formulators to choose the right emollients according to the many expectations of the product brief.
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What is an emollient?
Emollients are refatting agents added to a cosmetic formulation to provide the skin with the lipids it needs. They increase the moisture content of the skin by reducing evaporation, providing it with a soft, smooth and non-greasy feel. That’s why they are often contributors to moisturization. Emollients are a class of ingredients with a wide variety of molecular structures: from vegetal oils and butters, through mineral oils, to fatty acids or glycols.
During desquamation, the skin might appear flaky and rough as the dead skin cells leave the surface of the epidermis. Emollients fill in the empty space between these desquamating cells, as well as help to flatten curled edges of cells. This creates a smoother, softer surface that allows for more light refraction, therefore making the skin also appear brighter. This effect is only temporary and stops once the emollient is cleansed away.
When choosing emollients, formulators are sensitive to different criteria such as performance, skin feel, color and odor, origin of the ingredient, compatibility and cost.
How to improve skin comfort?
Skin comfort is one of the biggest market demands as an increasing number of consumers declare to have sensitive skin: it has now become a worldwide concern.
EMOGREEN™ L19 is a readily biodegradable, 100% plant-based and non-polar emollient well known for its outstanding sensory properties close to volatile silicone oils. EMOGREEN™ L19 addresses very dry and sensitive skin needs by two different actions: on the skin, it improves the aspect, renews the sensation of comfort and in the jar, it allows to formulate cosmetic products with a lower quantity of preservatives.
EMOGREEN™ L19 provides low friction & high gliding effect whatever the spreading speed. A low friction coefficient also means an easy spreading on the skin with no irritating or no damage further.
An ally to answer sensitive skin needs
EMOGREEN™ L19 provides low friction & high gliding effect whatever the spreading speed. A low friction coefficient also means an easy spreading on the skin with no irritating or no damage further.
