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COSMETICS
COSMETICS

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CONTENT
CONTENT

1) Introduction.
1) Introduction.
2) Preparations.
2) Preparations.
Face powder.
Face powder.
Cold Cream.
Cold Cream.
Vanishing Cream.
Vanishing Cream.
Moisturizing Cream.
Moisturizing Cream.
Foundation Cream.
Foundation Cream.
3) Oral Hygiene Products.
3) Oral Hygiene Products.
Dentifrices.
Dentifrices.
Mouthwashes.
Mouthwashes.
4) Quality Control Testing.
4) Quality Control Testing.
5) Conclusion.
5) Conclusion.
6) References.
6) References.

INTRODUCTION
COSMETICS: It means any articles intended to be rubbed, poured,
sprinkled, or sprayed on or introduced in to or applied to any part
of the human body, for cleaning, beautifying, promotingattractiveness or altering the appearance & Includes any articles
intended for use as a component of cosmetics.
e.g. Cosmetics Products includes;
Creams, Emulsions, lotions, Gels, Oils, for skin, hand,
feet.etc

CLASSIFICATION OF COSMETICS
Cosmetics are categories as follow.

1) Cosmetics according to their use.

SKINe.g. Creams, Powders,
SKINe.g. Creams, Powders,
lotions etc
lotions etc
NAILe.g.
NAILe.g. Nail
Nail polish,
polish,
TEETH- e.g. Dentifrices.
TEETH- e.g. Dentifrices.
EYEe.g.
EYEe.g. Eye
Eye creams,
creams, Eye
Eye
lotion
lotion etc
etc
HAIR- e.g. Shampoo, Hair
HAIR- e.g. Shampoo, Hair

2) Cosmetics according to their function.

CURATIVE CURATIVE -

e.g. Antiperspirant.
e.g. Antiperspirant.

PROTECTIVE- e.g. Face powder.

PROTECTIVE- e.g. Face powder.
CORRECTIVE
CORRECTIVE -- e.g.
e.g. .. Face
Face powder.
powder.
DECORATIVE - e.g. Liptics,Nail
DECORATIVE - e.g. Liptics,Nail
polish.
polish.
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3) Cosmetics according to their physical nature:

AEROSOLS- e.g. Hair perfumes
AEROSOLS- e.g. Hair perfumes
CAKES
CAKES --

e.g.
e.g. Makeup
Makeup compact
compact

EMULSION - e.g. Cold & Vanishing

EMULSION - e.g. Cold & Vanishing
creams.
creams.
OILS
e.g.
OILS -e.g. hair
hair oils.
oils.
PASTEe.g. Tooth paste.
PASTEe.g. Tooth paste.
POWDER
e.g.
POWDER -e.g. Face
Face &
& Tooth
Tooth
powder.
powder.
SOLUTION- e.g. Aftershave & hand
SOLUTION- e.g. Aftershave & hand
Lotion.
Lotion.
STICKSe.g.
STICKSe.g. lipsticks
lipsticks
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PREPARATIONS
1) FACE POWDER:) Face powder is a cosmetic preparation meant for
improvement of overall attractiveness of the face.
) It is applied on the face by means of a powder puff &
provides visual covering to the skin.
FORMULATION
Formula:Talcum powder 75.0g
Kaolin
50.0g
Chalk precipitated 5.0g
Zink oxide
10.0g
Zinc stearate
5.0g
Perfumes & Color Q.S.
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General Method of Preparation of face powder:1) All the sold ingredients are powdered & pass through sieve
number 120.
2) Mix them thoroughly, incorporate the required quantity of
perfumes & packed in powder box.

QUALITY CONTROL TEST FOR POWDER:

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Dispersion of Color.
Pay off.
Pressure Testing.
Breaking Test.
Flow property.
Particle size and abrasiveness.
Moisture content.
Physical parameter of powder.
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2) COLD CREAM: Cold cream is an emulsion, which when applied on the skin,
a cooling effect is produced due to slow evaporation of water
present in the emulsion.
FORMULATION:
Formula
Bees wax
5.0g
liquid paraffin
45.0g
White soft paraffin
10.0g
Hard paraffin
7.0g
Borax
0.2g
Water
32.8ml
Perfumes & Preservative Q.S.
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General Method of Preparation of Cold Cream:

1) Melt the wax, white soft paraffin, hard paraffin on a
water bath.
2) Add liquid paraffin & heat the mixture to 700 C.
3) Dissolve the borax in water at 750 & melt fats with
continuous stirring.
4) Cool with stirring to 400 C.
5) Add the required quantity of preservative & perfumes .
6) Transfer the cream to the container while hot.
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3) VANISHING CREAM:
These are the Oil in Water emulsion which when applied to
the skin leave an almost invisible layer on it. hence; they are
called as vanishing cream.
FORMULATION:
Formula
Stearic acid
18.0g
Glycerin
3.0g
lanolin
2.0g
Triethalonamine
1.0g
Water
80.0ml
Preservative
1.0g
Perfumes
Q.S.

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Methods of Preparation of Vanishing Cream.

1) Melt stearic acid & lanolin, mix water, glycerin &
triethalonamine & warm to same temperature as that of
melted stearic acid & lanolin.
2) Mix the to with continuous stirring.
3) Mix them thoroughly in order to obtained a uniform product.
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QUALITY CONTROL TEST FOR CREAMS.

1) Microbial Examination.
2) Test for Thermal Stability.
3) PH Test.
4) Water content in cream.
5) Determination of total fatty content

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PREPARATIONS FOR ORAL HYGIENE

1) DENTRIFICES:
) Dentifrices are the preparations meant to be applied to the
teeth with a tooth brush for the purpose of cleaning the
accessible surface of the teeth.
Dentifrices are used in the following cases.
Cleansing of tooth.
Polishing of the tooth root.

Removal of the stain from the teeth.

Reduction of mouth bad odour.

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The common dentifrices are available in the form of

Tooth Powder

Tooth paste.

Liquid Preparation.

TOOTH POWDER
FORMULATION:
Formula
Hard soap in fine powder
50.0g
Precipitated calcium carbonate 935.0g
Saccharin Sodium
2.0g
Peppermint oil
4.0g
Cinnamon oil
2.0g
Methyl salicylate
80.g

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METHOD OF PREPARATION OF TOOTH POWDER

1) Triturate the saccharine sodium, the oil & methyl salicylate
with one of the half of the precipitated Calcium carbonate.
2) Mix the soap with remaining portion of the precipitated
calcium carbonate .
3) Mix the two powder thoroughly.
4) Pass it through fine sieve.
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MOUTH WASHES
These are the aqueous solution with a pleasant taste &
odour used to make clean & deodorize the buccal cavity.
FORMULATION:

Formula:- Compound Sodium chloride mouth wash B.P.C.

Sodium Chloride
15.0g
Sodium bicarbonate
10.0g
Peppermint water to produce 1000 ml
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METHO OF PREPARATION OF MOUTH WASHES

1) Dissolve the weighed quantity of sodium chloride & sodium
bicarbonate in 3/4th of peppermint water.
2) Add more peppermint water to produced required volume.
3) Transfer to a bottle and dispense.

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CONCLUSION
The aspects of the cosmetics preparation and quality testing is
ensure the product safety, reliability, ingredient information which
all compiles the integrity of the finished product as well as the
marketed value of the company and the product.

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REFERENCES
1) Pharmaceutics II by R.M. Mehta Vallabh Prakashan,
Page no 193-221
2)Textbook of Cosmetics by M.Vimaladevi,
Publication. Page no.3-6 & 128- 130.

C.B.S.

3) www.google.com.

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