Cold creams are oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsions used to provide smoothness to the skin and remove makeup. They should have low sensitization, be elegant, non-dehydrating, non-greasy, non-staining, and miscible with skin secretions. A typical cold cream contains beeswax, mineral oil, water, and borax. It is prepared by melting the beeswax and mixing it with the oils, then slowly adding the aqueous solution containing water and borax with stirring. Vanishing creams, also known as day creams, provide emollient and protective effects. They are used to hold powder and improve adhesion. A vanishing cream

1. Cold Cream
Cold crems are water-in-oil or oil-in-water type emulsions added with certain fats
& perfuming agents.
Applied on skin to provide smoothness & remove makeup.
#. Ideal Properties: -
Have a low sensitization index.
➢ Elegant in appearance.
➢ Should be nondehydrating, non-greasy & non-staining.
➢ Should be miscible with skin secretion.
Not cause irritation to the skin.
Formulation of Cold Cream
The ingredients for the formulation of cold creams as follow: -
Formula Quantity for 100gm
White beeswax (emollient) 20gm
Mineral oil (lubricant) 50gm
Distilled water (vehicle) 28.8gm
Borax (buffer) 0.7gm
Perfume (Odour) 0.5gm

2. #. Preparation of Cold Creams: -
01). Beeswax melted in container on water bath maintained at 70o
C & added
with mineral oils; this is mixture A (oily phase).
02). Water is heated in another container at same temp. & added with borax;
this is mixture B (aqueous phase)
03). Mixture B slowly added to the mixture A with stirring to form a creamy
emulsion.
04). At the last, the preparation is brought down to 40o
C added with a suitable
perfume.

3. Vanishing Cream
Also known as “Day creams”, as they are applied in the day times.
These creams provide emollient & protective action to the skin against
environmental conditions.
They are used to hold powder on the skin & to improve adhesion.
#. Ideal Properties: -
High melting point.
Should be pure white in colour.
Should possess a very slight Odour.
A less amount of iodine.
Formulation of Vanishing Creams
The ingredient used for formulation of vanishing creams as following:
Ingredients Example
01). Main Ingredient Stearic acid [Control cream consistency]
02). Humectants Glycerin, sorbitol, propylene glycol
03). Alkalis Potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, carbonates
(Potassium & sodium carbonate), Ammonia, Borax
04). Emulsifying Agent Triethanolamine soap, amino glycol soap or glyceryl
monostearate
05). Purified water Distilled & Deionized
06). Preservative Methyl paraben & propyl paraben
07). Perfume Geranium, sandal wood, lavender oil.

4. Preparation of Vanishing Cream
Formula: 01
Method: -
Stearic acid is melted by eating on a water bath potassium hydroxide dissolved in
water, glycerin is added, & the mixture is heated at 75o
C temp. this method
mixture is slowly added to the melted stearic acid with constant stirring. The
obtained mixture is maintained at 40o
C temp. added with a suitable perfume.
Formula:02
Formula %
Triethanolamine 2.0
Stearic acid 17.0
Lanolin 1.0
Borax 4.0
Glycerin 5.0
Water 70.5
Perfume 0.5
100.0
Method: -
Lanolin & stearic acid are method. A hot solution of borax, triethanolamine,
glycerin, & water is prepared. The alkali solution is added to stearic acid & stirrer
to emulsify. When the temp. drops down to 40o
C, a suitable perfume is added.
Formula %
Stearic acid 24.0
Potassium hydroxide 1.0
Water 64.0
Glycerin 10.5
Perfume 0.5
100.0