Glyphosate herbicide is one of the major weed control products that are being used in oil palm plantations and in other major crop areas in Malaysia. The total volume of glyphosate marketed in Malaysia is estimated to be about 15 million liters, which is valued arounded RM250 million a year. In glyphosate formulations, an adjuvant is […]

Microemulsions are normally isotropic (or clear), very small in droplet size (<100 nm), low in viscosity and are thermodynamically stable solutions. However, the ordinary emulsions appear as milky white sidpersions with higher viscosity, droplet size of >0.5 um and are only kinetically stable. Thus, since several years ago, the properties of the microemulsion system have […]

The most common problem associated with shaving is skin irritation, which includes nicks and cuts. Some skin irritation is unavoidable because of the removal of beard hair. Therefore, palm vitamin E (tocotrienol-rich product) is incorporated into shaving lather formulations to reduce skin inflammation and irritation and to reduce the amount of water loss from the […]

Hair grows from a bulb which consists of the dermal papolla and the hair matrix. The structure of hair is shown in Figure 1. Below the surface of hair is the hair root, which is enclosed within a hair dollicle. At the base of the hair follicle is the dermal papilla. The dermal papilla is […]

Crude glycerin of 75% to 85% is the major by-product from biodiesel plant. With the existing markets for glycerol, any increade in biodiesel production would indirectly skyrocket the glycerol supply. Moreover, the refining process and logistics of glycerol distribution will contribute to an increase in investment cost. Over the recent years, MPOB has developed a […]