Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein is the potassium salt derived from the condensation product of palmitic acid chloride and hydrolyzed wheat protein. It is used in cosmetic formulations to enhance texture and stability.
Chemical Composition and Structure
Potassium Salt: The potassium salt of the condensation product.
Palmitic Acid Chloride: A fatty acid derivative used in the reaction.
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein: Proteins from wheat that have been broken down into smaller peptides for better skin compatibility.
Physical Properties
Appearance: Typically a white to off-white powder or a viscous liquid, depending on the formulation.
Solubility: Soluble in water, forming a clear solution or dispersion.
Stability: Generally stable under various pH levels and temperatures.
Production Process
Reaction: Condensation of palmitic acid chloride with hydrolyzed wheat protein.
Formation of Potassium Salt: Neutralization of the resulting product with potassium to form the potassium salt.
Purification: Removal of impurities and by-products.
Formulation: Integration of the potassium palmitoyl hydrolyzed wheat protein into cosmetic products.
Quality Control: Ensuring the final product meets safety, efficacy, and quality standards.
Applications
Cosmetics: Used in skincare products such as creams, lotions, and serums to improve texture, stability, and moisture retention.
Haircare: Incorporated into shampoos and conditioners to strengthen hair and improve manageability.
Personal Care: Enhances the performance of personal care products by providing conditioning and film-forming properties.
Environmental and Safety Considerations
Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein is considered safe for use in cosmetics when used in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The production process aims to be environmentally friendly, and the final product is rigorously tested to ensure it meets safety and efficacy standards.
INCI
Cleansing agent. Ingredient that cleanses skin without exploiting the surface-active properties that produce a lowering of the surface tension of the stratum corneum.
Hair conditioning agent. A significant number of ingredients with specific and targeted purposes may co-exist in hair shampoo formulations: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, matting agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersants that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioning agents includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners. They can perform their task generally accompanied by other different ingredients.
Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment as it has the function of restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants that can be added in the formulation.
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