Surfactants

Surfactants: Cleansing descriptions and increasing mildness – protein denaturation, pH, and emollients

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Three Ehrlenmeyer flasks sit on a lab bench. The first contains light pink liquid. The second, clear liquid. The third, bright pink liquid. This was a class on titration and the colours indicate how alkaline the liquid is.

In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Thursday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. On Friday, we took a look...

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Surfactants: Cleansing descriptions and increasing mildness – rinsability, films, and hard water

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In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Thursday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. On Friday, we took a look...

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Surfactants: Cleansing descriptions and increasing mildness – concentration and altering the shape, size, and packing of micelles

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In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Thursday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. And on Friday, we took a...

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Surfactants: Cleansing descriptions and increasing mildness – active surfactant matter and irritation potential

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In our post on Wednesday, we took a look at a few ways we might define what it means for a surfactant to be classified as gentle, mild, or harsh. Yesterday, we took a look at how micelles, critical micelle concentration, and other ingredients have an impact on surfactant classification. Today, let’s consider a few...

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Surfactants: Cleansing descriptions and increasing mildness – micelles

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Micelles are a super important part of surfactant mildness, so let’s take a look at what they are and why we should care. Micelles are defined as “an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid”. A colloid is a type of mixture in which one substance is evenly dispersed throughout another. There’s generally...

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