Use of Foam Booster Ingredients in Hair and Skin Protection Products

Many household products use foam as one of its ingredients. To increase the amount of foam, we use foam boosters. They use surfactants as foam booster ingredients because of their intrinsic nature of decreasing surface tension. This helps improve bonding with the material in the solution. Manufacturers use it in bubble soap and shower gels other than shampoos. The addition of the surfactant will help the detergent or shampoo remove dirt with ease.

Foaming and Blowing Agents

The common foaming agents include Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate. Adding secondary surfactants will help increase the amount of foam the shampoo or shower gel produces. Blowing agents used in the foam booster ingredients include natural gases and carbon dioxide. When the surface tension between the oil, dirt, and grease and the water solution decreases, the grease and dirt drop out of the solution. The amount of surfactant present will determine the efficacy of the detergent or shampoo.

Process of Making the Lotion

The formulation of sunscreen lotion is straightforward and simple. There is one delivery agent. This carries the active ingredients that absorb the sun’s UV rays and give us protection. The performance parameters are sensitive and need careful handling. Blocking out the harmful rays from the sun sounds simple to do. But, how to do it? It begins with the choice of the right ingredients. One is the substance that can absorb the UV rays. Then, we need to mix them with the other substances that keep them all together.

Ingredients Used in Sunscreen Lotion

For the formulation of sunscreen lotion, we need a water-based emulsion. We dry blend the various ingredients - cetyl alcohol, soap flakes, and stearic acid. In the water phase, we mix the emulsifiers and stabilizers. Then, we mix the two phases after which we heat it. We carry on mixing until the mixture becomes smooth and homogeneous.