In this slide contains definition and details of skin creams. Presented by: KHALID KUWAITY (Department of pharmaceutical analysis).RIPER, anantapur

1. Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous
K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
SKIN CREAMS
A Seminar as a part of curricular requirement
for Master of Pharmacy, I Year - Ⅱ semester
Presented by
KHALID OSMAN
(20L81S0710)
Department of Pharmaceutical analysis

2. RIPER
AUTONOMOUS
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SIRO- DSIR
Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous
K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
SKIN CREAMS :
 Creams are semisolid emulsions containing mixture of oil and water. There
consistency varies between liquids and solids.
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Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous
K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
CONTENT :
 Introduction
 Different types of skin creams
 Cleansing creams
 Cold creams
 Foundation creams
 Vanishing creams
 Hand and body creams
 Night and massage creams
 All-purpose cream
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K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
CLEANSING CREAM:
 They are used for the purpose of removing makeup, remove the dirt on the
skin and to clean the secretion of skin form the face and neck respectively.
PROPERTIES:
 They should be easy to apply
 They should be spread easily on the skin
 They should have a nice appealing appearance
 They should not cause irritation to skin.
 They should not melt or liquefy when applied on to skin.
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Cont.…
 They should form an emollient film on the skin.
 They should not make the skin dry.
 They should remove chemicals of facial make-up effectively.
 They should help in softening, lubricating and protecting skin apart form
cleaning.
 Cleansing cream are of two types: –
 Bees wax-borax type/emulsified type–
 Liquefying type
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BEES WAX-BORAX TYPE:
 It is an oil-water type of emulsion, containing high percentage of mineral
oil. This mineral oil helps in imparting cleansing property.
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K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
FORMULA:
Ingredients Quantity
Mineral oil(lubricant) 28g
Isopropyl myristate(lubricant &
emollient)
14g
Acetoglyceride(lustre) 2.5g
Petroleum jelly(lubricant) 7.5g
Beeswax(emollient) 15g
Borax(buffer) 1g
Water(vehicle) 32g
Preservative Q.S
perfume Q.S
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K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
LIQUEFYING TYPE:
 This type of creams consist of a mixture of oil and water which are
translucent in nature. They are anhydrous creams with thixotropic character
i.e. they liquefy when applied on the skin.
Method of preparation:
 The waxes are melted, to which petrolatum is added followed by liquid oil.
 The mixtures are heated to about 65 C and then cooled with continuous
stirring.
 Preservatives and perfume are added to the mixture after it attains a
temperature about 40 C.
 Melted mixture is filtered and passed though a roller mill and then
transferred and stored in a suitable container.
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FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
Mineral oil(lubricant) 80g
Petrolatum(protective agent) 15g
Ozokerite wax(humectant) 5g
Preservative Q.S
perfume Q.S 9

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COLD CREAM :
 These type of creams are water-in-oil type of emulsions. They produce
cooling sensation by the evaporation of water, after their application on to
the skin, hence known as cold creams.
 They should possess emollient action and the layer left on the skin after
application should be non-occlusive.
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FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
White beeswax(emollient) 20g
Mineral oil(lubricant) 50g
Distilled water(vehicle) 28.8g
Borax(buffer) 0.7g
Perfume 0.5g 11

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VANISHING CREAM:
 They are oil in water type of emulsion. When applied on the surface of the
skin, they spread as a thin oil less film which is not visible to naked eye.
Hence, they are called vanishing creams. They are used to hold powder on
the skin as well as to improve adhesion.
Properties:
1.It should have high melting point.
2. It should be pure white in color.
3. It should possess very little odor.
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FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
Stearic acid(lubricant) 17g
Sodium carbonate 0.5g
Potassium hydroxide(softening agent) 0.5g
Glycerine(humectant) 6g
Water 4.5g
Alcohol(antiseptic) 4.5g
Perfume 0.5g
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FOUNATION CREAM:
 Foundation creams vary widely in viscosity and are available in the form of
pourable lotions to thicker creams. These creams are prepared by
incorporating powders like titanium dioxide, kaolin, bentonite and
pigments
Properties:
 They provide emollient base or foundation to skin. They are applied before
applying face powder or other make-up preparation.
 They should be easily spread on the skin.
 They should be non-greasy in nature.
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TYPES FOUNATION CREAM:
• They are of two types:
• Pigmented foundation creams.
• Unpigmented foundation cream.
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FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
Lanolin(emollient) 2g
Acetyl alcohol 0.50g
Stearic acid(lubricant) 10g
Potassium hydroxide 0.40g
Propylene glycol(humectant) 8g
Water(vehicle) 79.10g
Perfume Q.S
Preservative Q.S
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HAND AND BODY CREAM:
 Due to repeated exposure of skin to water, soap and detergents many times
a day leads to removal of lipids and other secretions from the skin.
 Cold and dry winds are responsible for chapping of the skin.
 Chapping occurs due to loss of moisture from The skin, which is also
associated with cracking.
 Water is sufficient to treat the dryness of the skin but evaporation of water
takes place which makes the skin dry again and no emollient effect is
produced.
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PROPERTIES:
 They should be easy to apply.
 They helps in softening or imparting emollient effect to hands.
 They should not leave behind sticky film after their application.
 They should not interfere with perspiration of the skin as it may reduce its
bio availability.
 Perfume and color should be added in cream preparation for pleasant smell
and appearance
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FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
Isopropyl myristate(lubricant & emollient) 4g
Mineral oil(lubricant) 2g
Stearic acid(lubricant) 3g
Emulsifying wax(emulsifier) 0.275g
Lanolin(emollient) 2.5g
Glycerine(humectant) 3g
Triethanolamine(emulsifying agent) 1g
Water(vehicle) 84.225g
Perfume Q.S
Preservation Q.S
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NIGHT AND MASSAGE CREAMS:
 Night cream are the preparation which are applied during night time and
removed in the morning where as massage cream are the preparation which
are gently applied and rubbed on the skin through massage technique.
These creams exhibit moisturizing and emollient action and thus prevent
dryness of skin.
 when stratum corneum is exposed to low humidity, excessive loss of water
takes place with attributes to dryness of skin. When the lower layer of
epidermis does not hydrate properly. when the skin is in contact with soap
or solution of detergent for long time.
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PROPERTIES:
 These creams are formulated with fatty substance which helps in their easy
spreading on the skin.
 These creams help in providing occlusive layer to the skin, which reduce
the rate of water loss from the trans epidermal layer.
 The occlusive layer is also responsible for providing moisturizing effect on
the skin.
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K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
Beeswax(emollient) 8g
Mineral oil 15g
Lanolin oil(emollient) 7.5g
Isopropyl palmitate 10g
Acetylated glyceride 2g
Borax(buffer) 0.5g
Water(vehicle) 35g
Perfume Q.S
Preservative Q.S
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ALL-PURPOSESPORT CREAM:
 These creams are used by sportspersons and also by people who do outdoor
activities, hence called as sports creams.
Properties:
 They are oily in nature but non-greasy.
 They provide protective film to the skin.
 They make the rough surface of the skin smooth.
 When applied in more quantity: -Nourishing cream -protective cream -
Night cream -Cleansing cream.
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Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Autonomous
K.R.Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Anantapuramu, A. P- 515721
FORMULA:
INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
WOOL ALCOHOL(EMMOLLIENT) 2.5g
Microcrystalline wax(adhesive agent) 6g
Mineral oil(lubricant) 21g
Petroleum jelly(lubricant) 5g
Glycerine(humectant) 5g
Magnesium sulphate(protective layer) 0.7g
water(vehicle) 59.8g
Perfume Q.S
Preservative Q.S
Butylate dihydroxy anisole (antioxidant) Q.S
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