• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book I
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• pp.469-479
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• 2003

A novel branched wax has been developed for the control of the hardness of oil-wax gels. Using this wax, glossier application and smoother texture but tough lipstick can be obtained. Oil-wax gels are oily solids composed of liquid and crystalline solid oils (waxes). They are widely used in various cosmetic products, especially lipsticks. The control of gel hardness is one of the most important techniques in improvement of the lipstick quality. Addition of small amounts of commercial branched paraffin wax (e.g. microcrystalline wax, b-PW) to n-paraffin wax (n-PW) has been commonly used to increase gel hardness. However, gel hardness is very sensitive to the quantity of b-PW and the gel obtained is not always hard enough for practical use. In this study we examined the relationship between the gel hardness and the properties of the wax crystal in the gel. We have found that, when b-PW is added to n-PW, the wax crystal size becomes smaller (hardening the gels) and its crystallinity is decreased (softening the gels) simultaneously. Considering this result, we have developed a novel branched wax, Bis(polyethylenyl)- tetramethyldisiloxane (named ESE). ESE molecules are composed of a central tetramethyldisiloxane unit (branch unit) with polyethylene units at both ends. The central unit may suppress crystal growth while the ends are expected to prevent a decrease in wax crystallinity during crystallization. When ESE is added to n-PW, the wax crystal obtained becomes smaller without decreasing in crystallinity; consequently, the gel hardness is dramatically increased. By using ESE, the total amount of wax in a lipstick can be decreased by 30％ without spoiling the stick toughness, thereby achieving glossy application and smooth texture.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.497-504
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• 2015

심해유전개발 중 원유의 흐름보증과 관련하여 하이드레이츠, 아스팔텐, 무기물 침전 등이 주된 관심분야가 될 수 있으며, 특히 왁스에 대해서도 그 특성을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 원유흐름 중단으로 인한 왁스가 젤을 형성하였을 경우에는, 원유의 흐름을 재시작하기 위해서는 높은 압력의 펌프를 가동해야 하는 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 베인 레오미터를 사용하여 왁스 젤의 항복응력 측정을 통한 왁스 젤의 강도를 측정하고 예측하였다. 또한, 왁스 젤의 강도측정을 통해서 정성적, 정량적인 예측을 시도하였다.