Baby care products

1. BABY CARE PRODUCTS
PRESENTED BY
G.NARESH
ASSOC.PROFESSOR
BALAJI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
ANANTHAPURAMU.

2. GENERAL
 The skin of the infant and the adult
differs both histological and
physiologically in many respects.
 It is less hairy , thinner and less
cornified in infants.
 There is tendency towards peeling
and flaking of skin during first 3
weeks after birth.

3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
OF BABY PRODUCTS
 From the foregoing account it appears
that most skin problems in babies occur
because of wrapping of them in tightly
fitting garments providing warm and
stagnant environment for growth bacteria
 From the functional point of view ,baby
skin care product should protect baby skin
from hostile environment by cleaning the
skin thoroughly from sebum , grime and
excreta

4.  Sebaceous glands are present in the
newborn and start functioning early
 Being comparatively thin , skin of
infant is expected to be more
permeable to topical agents applied
 They are mainly concerned with
keeping the baby dry and
comfortable

5.  There is no dearth of expert opinions on
the best method of cleaning but many of
them are contradictory and confusing
 The types of products which are available
for babies are same as that for adults,
e.g., soap, oils, lotions, etc.
 Many formulations are tempted to include
a germicidal in baby skin products,
common examples being cetyl pyridinium
chloride and benzethonium chloride

6. Commonly used baby care
products
 Baby oil
 Baby creams & lotions
 Baby powder
 Baby soap

7. BABY OIL
 Though there is some evidence that
oils used and greasy materials can,
by occluding the skin surface,
predispose infants to prickly heat
,but surprisingly baby oil remains a
popular product

8.  In the formulations of baby oil ,
bland vegetable oils like ground nut
oil, lanolin derivatives and some
higher alcohols can be used
 The most popular brands of baby oils
contain mineral oil of high purity
without perfume or a trace of
perfume with solubilizer

9.  Formulae 1, 2 , 3 are examples of
products containing mineral oil only,
vegetable oil and mixture of mineral
oil and vegetable oil.
FORMULA 1
mineral oil 100.00

10. FORMULA 2
Groundnut oil 100.00
Anti oxidant q.s.
FORMULA 3
Mineral oil 60.00
Groundnut oil 40.00
Anti oxidant q.s.

11. BABY CREAM AND LOTIONS
 Traditionally baby creams and lotions
can be prepared by using
triethanolamine stearate , an anionic
emulsifier .
 Formula 4 is the example of this type
of products

12. FORMULA 4
Mineral oil 25.0
Lanolin 1.5
Stearic acid 1.0
Triethanolamine 0.5
Stearyl alcohol 0.5
Cetyl alcohol 0.5
Sodium alginate 0.3
Water to make 100.0
Preservatives q.s.

13.  Non-ionic emulsifiers based on
sorbitol can also be used in baby
cream and lotions
 Formula 5 is the example of this type
of products

14. FORMULA 5
Mineral oil 35.0
Lanolin 1.5
Cetyl alcohol 1.0
Sorbitan oleate 2.0
Polysorbate80 5.0
Di-methecone 5.0
Water to make 100.0
Preservatives q.s.

15. BABY POWDER
 These powders are intended to make the
infant feel more comfortable and to help
prevent skin rashes that arise from or
aggravated by excess moisture
 Main ingredients are stearates, colloidal
clay starch and talc
 These powders are usually only lightly
perfumed and not perfumed at all
 These powders are free from boric acid

16. In the absence of any reproducible
method of test for absence of grit
the following method may be used
 Take 20g sample of material in a beaker
 Remove by overflow under a carefully
controlled steady stream of water.
 The grit being heavier will remain in the
beaker along with some powder
 Test the residue in beaker by rubbing
between the finger and thumb for the
presence of grit

17.  If grit is present then the given
sample fails the test and vice versa
 Baby powder shall be free from grit
colouring matter and may be
buffered to control pH

18. BABY SOAP
 Baby soap shall possess good
cleaning and lathering properties, is
normally a mixture of alkali salts of
long-chain fatty acids.
 Triglycerides for example palm oil
and coconut oil, provide the basic
‘fats’ from which the fatty acid
mixture used for soap are derived

19.  The finished soap properties are
primarily dependent on the mixture and
ratio of triglycerides used.
 Potassium soap are much softer than
their sodium based counterparts ,
although, in practice, they are rarely
used.
 The finished soap bar can be modified by
the addition of other ingredients .
 Such as emollients opacifiers and
chelating agent.

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