Emulsifying properties of Sepiplus 400 and emulsions on its basis obtained by the method of cold emulsification have been studied. It has been found that the given emulsifier being in the concentration of 1-5% without adding co-emulsifiers and structure-forming agents allows to obtain stable emulsions within the range of the oil phase concentrations of physicochemical, technological, structural Currently polyanionic surface-active agents are widely used in manufacture of medicinal and cosmetic products. They are especially interesting as effective emulsion stabilizers [4,9,10].One of the methods of emulsion stabilization is the use of micelles of block copolymers colloidally dispersed in oil and having high emulsifying properties. Colloidal particles of the micelles accumulate at the oil-water interface, form mechanically firm structured films and thus stabilize the emulsion. The composition and the structure of such films are diverse and depend on the chemical structure of a stabilizer-emulsifier [6,7].One of the new promising emulsifiers for production of medicinal and cosmetic emulsions is the substance with a commercial name of Sepiplus 400 (Sepiplus™ 400, Seppic, France) and international unlicensed name of Polyacrylate -Polyisobutene -Polysorbate-20 (INCI).Sepiplus 400 is a liquid polyanionic surface-active agent, which does not require any preliminary operations for its preparation: heating, neutralization, dispersion, etc. This is a ready-made emulsifying mixture, which is an invert emulsion where polymer chains are tightly convoluted in the internal aqueous phase. The mechanism of the emulsifying action of Sepiplus 400 is explained by the theory of "unwrapping drops". The essence of this phenomenon consists in the phase inversion during which the polymer chains of Sepiplus 400 are unwrapping into the external aqueous phase, generating a stabilizing gel structure [5,8].The aim of our work was to study the emulsifying properties of Sepiplus 400, prepare the experimental samples of emulsions on its basis and study the organoleptic, structural and mechanical, as well as technological properties of the emulsions obtained.
Materials and MethodsThe sets of experimental samples with different consistency were prepared by the method of cold emulsification with mineral and vegetable (corn) oil, their concentration varied between 5 and 50%. Sepiplus 400 was introduced as a monoemulsifier within the range of concentrations of 0.5-5% recommended by the manufacturer [2,11]. The finished emulsions were tested by the following characteristics: appearance, colloidal and thermal stability, pH value, type of emulsion, some rheological properties, sensory characteristics (the rate of absorption, subjective sensations, stickiness, the absence of white traces when applying).Colloidal and thermal stability were determined in accordance with the methodology of GOST "Cosmetic creams" [3]. The pH values of the experimental samples were determined potentiometrically in 10% water extraction of the cream with the help of a pH 15...