Description
What makes the EMU 375 unique?
- Fast emulsifier
- Liquid form allows for quick and easy application
- Fast production process, compatible with cold processes
- Fast absorption on the skin
- Light emulsifier
- Creates light and airy textures
- Suitable for various formulations: from light sprays to rich creams
- Leaves a pleasant, nourishing finish
- Natural emulsifier
- Pure anionic U/W emulsifier
- 100% natural origin (ISO 16128)
- It enables sustainable production processes with energy and resource savings
Why is EMU 375 crucial for formulators?
Technical capabilities
- Can be used as a main or auxiliary emulsifier
- Emulsifies up to 35% of the oil phase, regardless of the polarity of the oil
Flexible production process
- Suitable for cold, hot and combined processes
- Can be added before, during or after emulsification
Various textures
- Liquid formulations – sprays and serums
- Gel textures – refreshing lotions
- Creamy formulations – rich creams and butters
- Anhydrous formats – oils, solid products
How is it produced?
EMU 375 is obtained by esterification of natural ingredients:
- Sunflower oil
- Fermented glucose from sugar beet/cane
- Fermented corn
- Rapeseed oil
Action in formulations
Forms multilamellar vesicles
- High content of unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic and oleic acid) essential for skin health
- It improves the penetration of active ingredients and accelerates absorption
Viscosity regulation
- It does not create significant viscosity on its own, but allows for different textures
- In combination with appropriate gelling agents, it can create stable emulsions with varying degrees of density.
Emulsifying power
EMU 375 can emulsify 5 – 20% oil phase in cold and hot processes. Above 20% oil phase, it is recommended to use 3 – 4% EMU 375 with the addition of 1 – 1.5% fatty alcohol (tested up to 35% oil phase) (Lanette 16)
Compatibility and stability
- Preservatives – no known incompatibilities, but sensitive to organic acids
- With UV filters – compatible with soluble and dispersible UV filters
- With pigments – compatible with titanium dioxide (TiO₂), zinc oxide (ZnO) and iron oxides
- With surfactants – compatibility with anionic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants is expected
- With silicone – compatible, tested up to 20%
- With alcohol – compatible up to 5%
Optimal pH stability range: 4.5 – 10.0
Sensory profile
- When applying:
- Light feeling when applied
- Easy to spread
- Fast absorption
- No soaping effect
- After application:
- Smooth and soft skin
- Thin, comfortable protective barrier
- Feeling of freshness and hydration
Simple production process
Cold process (3 steps):
- Preparation and mixing of phases
- Adding water to oil (or vice versa) and homogenization
- pH adjustment – finished emulsion!
Warm process (4 steps):
- Heating phases to 70 – 80°C
- Adding the water phase to the oil and homogenization
- Cooling with stirring
- pH adjustment – finished emulsion!
