Triumfetta cordifolia Gum as a Promising Bio-Ingredient to Stabilize Emulsions with Potentials in Cosmetics

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 15; no. 13; p. 2828
• Main Authors: Fanwa, Michèle N, Malhiac, Catherine, Hucher, Nicolas, Cheumani, Arnaud M Y, Ndikontar, Maurice K, Grisel, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Cosmetics; eco-design; Emulsifiers; Emulsifying agents; emulsifying and stabilizing potential; Emulsions; Hydrocarbons; Ingredients; Low concentrations; oil-in-water emulsions; Optical microscopy; Rheological properties; Rheology; Room temperature; Seeds; Surface energy; Surface tension; Surfactants; sustainable substance; Triumfetta cordifolia gum; France; Cameroon; emulsifying and stabilizing potential; sustainable substance; Triumfetta cordifolia gum; eco-design; oil-in-water emulsions

The cosmetics industry is searching for efficient and sustainable substances capable of stabilizing emulsions or colloidal dispersions that are thermodynamically unstable because of their high surface energy. Therefore, surfactants are commonly used to stabilize the water/oil interface. However, the...