The development of baby care products has always presented the cosmetic formulator with a significant challenge, principally because of the specific requirements. Baby care toiletries, which are necessarily designed to keep the infant clean, comfortable and healthy, must be formulated with safety requirements in mind (Justin, 1995). One aspect of safety that concerns consumers can […]

The oldest cleaning agent, soap, may be adequate for cleaning hands at home. More powerful hand cleaners are needed for stubborn stains while a milder but effective yet easy to handle hand cleaner is needed for anyone on the move. Palm-based waterless hand cleaner (WHC) is a product designed not only to clean but to […]

Usually, paraffins, iso paraffins and kerosene, which are toxic, combustible and non-friendly to the ecosystem, are used to formulate waterless hand cleaner (Klotz et al., 2002). Due to implication of environmental regulations, natural solvents are finding a place in market applications. A report by MarketResearch.com indicated that due to environmental concern, there is demand for […]

There are many types of industrial cleaning agents available in the market. For example, degreasers, cleaners, ink removers, paint strippers and numerous other industrial solventbased products. However, most of theconventional cleaning agents are derived from petroleum. They posed environment and safety problems in the course of their applications. Since the enactment of the Clean Air […]

Crude palm oil (CPO) consists of a bouquet of phytonutrients which are beneficial to health and well-being. Among the phytonutrients present in palm oil is the coenzyme Q10or ubiquinone. Coenzyme Q10 is present in CPO in the range of 10–80 ppm (Hamid et al., 1995; Tay and Choo, 2000). The relatively higher amount of carotenes […]