Abstract
The rising demand for innovative and sophisticated personal care products is a driving factor for manufacturers to obtain new formulations that will fulfill the customers’ preferences. In recent years, silsesquioxanes have attracted the attention of the cosmetics industry. These compounds have been proposed to be used in novel cosmetic formulations as emollient, dispersant, and viscosity modifiers. Therefore, this publication aims to review the main important aspects of polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes as ingredients of personal care formulations, taking into consideration different types of products. The methods of obtaining these compounds were also presented. Additionally, the detailed analysis of patents dedicated to the application of silsesquioxanes in cosmetic formulations was also performed.
Highlights
The global cosmetics market is constantly growing each year, and it is expected to reach $429.8 billion in 2022 according to Allied Market Research [1]
This type of silsesquioxanes is of particular importance in chemistry and the production of cosmetics; they improve the dispersion of pigments and are used in hair care and styling preparations due to their high resistance to weather conditions [6]
The same procedure was repeated in the absence of polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxanes (POSS) derivatives, and no emulsion was obtained. These results indicated that functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes affected the stability of the emulsion
Summary
The global cosmetics market is constantly growing each year, and it is expected to reach $429.8 billion in 2022 according to Allied Market Research [1]. These ingredients have found applications in personal care products due to their unique properties They exhibit the ability to reduce surface tension after their incorporation into cosmetic products. This property is especially important to facilitate the spreadability of formulations dedicated both to hair and skin. Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes (POSS/SSQs) have attracted the attention of the cosmetic industry These compounds have been proposed to be used in novel cosmetic formulations as emollient, dispersant, and viscosity modifiers [18,19,20]. This publication aims to review the main important aspects of polyhedral oligosilsesquioxanes as ingredients of personal care formulations, taking into consideration different types of products
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