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Emollients are more than sensory ingredients: the case of Isostearyl Isostearate
Author(s) -
Dederen J. C.,
Chavan B.,
Rawlings A. V.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of cosmetic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1468-2494
pISSN - 0142-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00744.x
Subject(s) - moisturizer , mechanism (biology) , biochemical engineering , computer science , chemistry , food science , philosophy , engineering , epistemology
Synopsis In order to understand the skin benefits of emollient oil ingredients in topical skin moisturizers, one single highly popular in vivo method (corneometry), even when executed to perfection, does not suffice. A systematical exploration using a combination of bioengineering techniques shows how a previously unaccounted for mechanism of moisturization by internal occlusion was discovered. As a result, Isostearyl Isostearate turns out to be a highly functional moisturizer when several methodologies are used.