emulsifier

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19:57 Apr 6, 2010
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Medical - Cosmetics, Beauty
Additional field(s): Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
English term or phrase: emulsifier
Definition from ukhairdressers.com:
A thickening agent and/or binding agent added to products to change their physical composition (joins two or more ingredients together). For example, it can turn a lotion into a cream.

Example sentence(s):
  • Creams are made by pre-mixing all the materials forming the fat-phase, that is, the emulsifier, consistency agent (Cocoa or Shea butter) and vegetable oils. Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy
  • Any personal care product that contains both water based and oil based ingredients must also contain an emulsifier. It is the emulsifier that enables these two normally repellent ingredients to mix together to form a cream or lotion. Green People
  • The reason the fat does not float to the top immediately is due to the presence of emulsifiers; in this case, a milk protein called sodium caseinate as well as several phopholipids. Cosmetic Chemistry
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5Emulsionant (emulgent)
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Emulsionant (emulgent)


Definition from Enciclopèdia Catalana:
Dit de la substància que permet d'obtenir una emulsió estable. Les substàncies emulsionants tenen un doble efecte: d'una banda, rebaixen la tensió interficial entre els líquids, la qual cosa disminueix considerablement el treball necessari per a poder formar l'emulsió, i de l'altra, estabilitzen l'emulsió, és a dir, eviten la coalescència entre les gotetes de la fase dispersa en deixar entre elles una pel·lícula de la fase dispersant que impedeix el contacte. . Hom les utilitza com a additius alimentaris per tal d'homogeneïtzar i estabilitzar productes polifàsics (a base d'aigua i greix o d'altres) i per tal de contribuir a assolir-hi i a mantenir-hi l'aspecte, la textura o la consistència adients...

Example sentence(s):
  • Un emulsionant (també conegut com a emulgent) és una substància que estabilitza una emulsió, freqüentment un surfactante. Exemples d'aliments emulsionants estan el rovell d'ou (on el principal químic emulsionant és la lecitina), la mel i la mostassa, on una varietat de químics en el mucílag al voltant de la beina de la llavor actuen com a emulsionant; - Wikilingue  
  • ESPUMA DE FRUITA AMB EMULSIONANT Barrejar l´emulsionant amb la polpa de fruita i el sucre remenar bé amb unes barilles, colar per tal de comprovar que l'emulsionant s´hagi integrat bé i no hagi deixar cap grumoll, omplir el sifó, carregar-lo, sacsejar-lo i utilitzar. - Sosa  
  • La lecitina és un antioxidant i emulsionant que s'utilitza en productes tan diversos com margarines, cosmètics, brioixeria, pintures, pells i cosmètics. Els emulsionants són substàncies que permeten barrejar productes de diferents naturaleses, per exemple aigua i greixos. - TV3  
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