TAGS: Toiletries
BRB Personal Care team has launched innovative hand sanitization gel formulations to fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The team studied with a systematic approach the way to significantly improve hand sanitizing gels by adding suitable silicone ingredients.
Undesirable Side Effects of Hand Sanitizers
With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, hand cleansing and sanitization are key steps to fight against the disease. Washing with soap and water is recognized as the most effective manner to remove germs and viruses on hands, but in the absence of any such options, using a hand sanitizer, with at least 60 percent alcohol, can help avoid spreading the viruses.
Whilst hand sanitizer has useful advantages of portability and convenience, especially when on the go, many formulations suffer undesirable side-effects. Skin dryness, irritation and defatting leading to quite sticky and an uncomfortable after-feel are widely reported.
Hydroalcoholic-based Hand Sanitizing Gels
Most formulators are adding simple moisturizers, such as glycerin or propylene glycol to mitigate the problem but significantly lose on the skin-feel. Through a systematic approach, BRB has explored the formulation space of hydroalcoholic-based hand sanitizing gels to:
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Optimize the ingredients ratio
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Screen silicone ingredients delivering superior skin after-feel versus classical gels containing glycerin and propylene glycol
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Confirm skin care performance benefits through physical and panel testing
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Maintain a crystal-clear appearance
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Validate an easy production process
The outcome of an extensive study has allowed BRB to significantly improve the hand sanitizing gels sensory and identify innovative formulation routes to match specific expectations.
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Source: BRB International BV