Powder cleansers formulation

Most of the CA produced commercially is chlorinated to produce SDCC, SDCC-H, PDCC, TCCA, and the double salt TCCA4PDCC. These have become standard ingredients in formulations for scouring powders, household bleaches, institutional and industrial cleansers, automatic dishwasher compounds, and general sanitizers, and most importantly, in swimming pool and spa/hot tub disinfection. The choice of chloroisocyanurate for any particular... 

Both cleansers and all-purpose cleaners are now also available in liquid forms, which were the next stage of their evolution. The liquid form has two main advantages. Liquids can be formulated in a concentrated form that can be diluted by the consumer before use to the desired strength. This dilution operation is easier for the consumer because the liquid form mixes easier and dissolves better than the powder form that preceded it. The liquids can also be used straight from the container on heavily soiled areas the powder cleaners had to be made into a paste before they could be applied. 

After anionics, nonionics are the next biggest category of surfactant in APCs. These are used to a very limited extent in powder cleaning formulas. However, they are used in cream cleansers, which tend to be more complex formulations. Nonionics are extensively used now in liquid APCs and floor cleaners and the spray cleaners. There are even some few cases reported of APCs formulated entirely from nonionics, with no anionics at all [78,79]. Nonionics are well known for then-ability to adsorb to greasy/oily surfaces, although they tend not to emulsify the oils in solution as well as the anionics. The properties of the two classes of surfactants would seem therefore to be complementary, and many modem formulation patents and publications describe these types of combinations [80-82]. 

These are mainly facial-cleansing products. Use of facial-cleansing products is not a new phenomenon, having been used by women for centuries. It was very common in Indian culture to apply an aqueous paste of turmeric and mustard seed powder to the face and body of brides before marriage to make the skin soft and clean. There are different herbal and natural paste formulations from Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, which are used to improve the facial or body skin texture. Before the development of synthetic surfactants, soap was the main product used as facial cleanser. Owing to superior mildness, products based on synthetic surfactants are preferred over soap. 

Function in Formula Controlled delivery of silicones, esters, mineral oils, solvents, waxes, glycerols, glycols, water, perfumes to the skin. Allows formulator to combine incompatible materials in same formula. Reduces comedone formation. Absorbs excess oil and sebum from the skin. Used in pigmented makeup, sun care products, skin creams, and lotions, antiperspirants and deodorants, body powders, perfumes, pressed powders, facial cleansers Solubility Characteristics Insoluble, cross-linked polymer... 

A detergent composition is a formulated mixtiure of raw materials that can be classified into different types based on their properties and function in the finished product. The different classes of raw materials are surfactants, builders, bleaching agents, enaymes, and minors. Although simple products, such as window cleansers, contain raw materials of only two classes, more sophisticated formulations contain all of them. Atypical example of a highly sophisticated product is a laimdry powder detergent. 

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