Emulsion cream: Water oil will not spoil

For packages of cream for face and body you can often find the notation "emulsion". Manufacturers of cosmetic products are actively using the term in advertising, so many consumers had the idea of ​​sustainability is that the emulsion cream always meets the highest standards of quality. In fact, the emulsion texture just helps her better and more quickly absorbed into the skin at the same time we are not talking about any moisturizer or a nutrient or of anti-aging properties.

By and large, all the modern cosmetics are certain emulsion - all the difference between them lies in the degree of density. In essence, emulsion - a mixture of water and oil. As part of the emulsion creams of different brands may contain palm, coconut, soybean, grape, olive, sesame oil, and jojoba oil, essential oils and many others. Emulsions form the basis of caring creams come in two types: straight, also known as "oil in water", and back, called, respectively, as "water in oil". To the emulsion cream retains its properties for a long time, its members typically include more and emulsifiers - substances that prevent stratification. Without the addition of emulsifiers, cosmetic emulsion products in a couple of days after cooking would be like curdled milk. But all of emulsifiers has one drawback: they are surface-active properties and in some cases can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions.

Direct and inverse emulsion which is better?
 
How to determine the type of emulsion, which is part of a cream? After all, manufacturers rarely brought to the attention of consumers such information. The answer is simple: be guided by the type of oil, which is a key ingredient of the drug. For example, grape seed oil, wheat germ, walnuts, St. John's wort, chamomile, aloe vera is most often used in the preparation of direct emulsion ("oil in water"). The same can be said about the avocado oil, almond, rose oil, and others. Palm, coconut, soybean oil, and jojoba oil - perfect ingredients for a reverse emulsion-type "water in oil". They are well dissolved fat additives other, and a small amount of fluid in this case, it is only necessary to make it easier and moist texture of the emulsion cream.

Creams based on "water in oil" often get very fat and saturated. This consistency is characteristic of nutrient emulsion creams and sunscreen preparations, whose purpose - protect the skin from aggressive direct sunlight. If the fat emulsion is the main component of face cream, then, as a rule, most women do not really like it, because it leaves an unattractive film on the skin and unnatural brilliance. But in terms of Dermatologists emulsion cream-type "water in oil" to a beneficial effect on the skin, rather than light and delicate preparation with an excess of water. It much lower percentage of emulsifiers, and so she does not destroy the natural lipid coating of the epidermis.