Introducing "Aquaall", a new product for product food science and cosmetics

 Product Food Science, which supplies "sugar alcohol" to a wide range of fields such as food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and industrial products, utilizes the know-how cultivated in foods and pharmaceuticals to create a new cosmetic product "Aquaol" in January 2021. Started selling.

The image of sugar alcohol in the cosmetics industry is widely known for its effect as a "moisturizer", as mentioned in sorbitol, which is a monosaccharide sugar alcohol.

"However, the sugar raw materials used in the cosmetics field are only a part, and I think that they are still materials that can be mastered."

Aquaol is a hydrolyzed hydrogenated starch produced from plant-derived raw materials. It is a kind of sugar alcohol obtained by hydrolyzing starch obtained from corn, tapioca, etc. and further hydrogenating it (abbreviated as hydrogenation), and is a mixture consisting of monosaccharide sugar alcohol and polysaccharide sugar alcohol. It is a general term for.

We have two grades, "Aqua All # 1 (Number One)" and "Aqua All # 2 (Number Two)", and at the seminar, we will show the effect of each grade based on the test results assuming each product item. I introduced it.

The keyword for "Aqua All # 1" is "moisturizing power and moisturizing feeling".

As a test in skin care, the change in the amount of water in the stratum corneum inside the upper arm of a person was measured over time using a model lotion containing 10% of each polyhydric alcohol. , Aquaol # 1 was found to increase the amount of keratin water and improve and maintain the moisturizing power of the skin.

In addition, the usability was evaluated using the same model lotion. By blending Aquaol # 1, compared to the glycerin prescription, it is possible to bring out a great feature in the texture such as braking feeling and moist feeling just before drying.

Generally, if you add too much moisturizer to increase the moisturizing power of the product, stickiness and sliminess may occur, and it may be difficult to achieve both the effect and texture, but Aquaall # 1 maintains the moisturizing property. It is possible to adjust the feeling of use while maintaining moisturizing properties, such as reducing sliminess due to a high braking feeling, giving a rich and profound feeling due to a film feeling, and giving a firm feeling.

Next, as a test in hair care, the secondary transpiration content, which is the amount of water inside the hair, was measured. As a result, Aquaol # 1 was able to retain the water inside the hair more than glycerin and sorbitol, and moisturized the hair. I found out to give.

Also, in the latest hair care test, it was found that the swelling of hair in a high humidity environment can be suppressed by blending Aquaol # 1 (patent pending). A 30 cm Indian swell hair bundle is immersed in water, glycerin, sorbitol, and aquaol # 1 aqueous solution and stored under high humidity conditions of 25 ° C and 90% RH. The condition was observed.

As a result, as for the hair bundles treated with water or glycerin after 6 hours of storage, the hair bundles treated with water or glycerin have a large spread and the hair bundle length is shortened due to swelling, whereas the hair bundles treated with Aquaol # 1 have a large spread. It was confirmed that there was little spread and swell, and it was organized.