$120.00
Surfactants are everywhere in personal care, yet they are often misunderstood or selected based on trends rather than science.
In this comprehensive technical guide, Rita Sellars, Chartered Chemist and Director of pH Factor, takes you beyond basic ingredient knowledge and into the real science of surfactant behaviour.
This is not a beginner glossary.
This e book bridges colloid chemistry, micelle dynamics, compatibility principles, irritation control, viscosity behaviour and real formulation case studies. It translates theory directly into practical formulation understanding.
Inside you will learn:
• How surfactants behave at interfaces
• Why micelles form and what Critical Micelle Concentration truly means in formulation
• How salt thickening works and why viscosity collapses
• How blending anionic, amphoteric and nonionic systems changes irritation potential
• The science behind foam formation and interfacial elasticity
• How nanoemulsions relate to surfactant systems
• Real working formulations including sulfate free shampoo and micellar water
Whether you are a start-up founder, formulator, cosmetic science student or manufacturer, this guide will strengthen your technical foundation and elevate your formulation decisions.
If you formulate with surfactants, this is essential reading.
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