Personal Care Products

1
Personal Care Products
2
Module Outcomes

• Have an awareness of consumer science and its
  importance in society
• Be able to read labels and identify main
  ingredients in shampoos, sunscreens and creams
• Make a basic cream and have an basic
  understanding of emulsions
• Gain understanding of sunscreens how they work
  and the relationship between particle size and
  bulk properties
• Understand that emerging technologies such as NT
  used in products need to be approached by a well
  informed consumer.

3
Did You Know?
The use of cosmetics is not a modern phenomenon.

• Ancient Greeks and Romans used
• Nanocrystals of lead sulfide to permanently
  colour grey hair black
• Kohl (soot) to darken their eyelids
• Poisonous lead carbonate to achieve a pale
  complexion.

Image Courtesy Istockphoto.com
4
Did You Know?
You can buy a face cream for 930?

• A face cream containing 24-carat gold promises
  anti-aging technology (advanced phytosterone) by
  reducing the appearance of lines, wrinkles and
  age spots.
• The particles in the cream reflect and scatter
  light and consequently help alter the appearance
  of the skin's surface.
• Enhances the reflective properties of skin
  itself, making it luminous from the instant of
  application.
• Thats 31 for 1 ml!
• DEMAND for luxury skincare is soaring in
  Australia, as women snap up creams and serums
  that cost hundreds of dollars for tubs that
  contain 100 millilitres or less.

Image Courtesy Istockphoto.com
5
Overwhelmed By Choice Of Products?
You can buy a face cream for 930?

• A new food or beauty product is launched every
  three and a half minutes.
• How many is that per day or week?!
• Experts predict that future products will make us
  smarter and younger.

ImageCourtesy Ralphbijker _at_ Flickr
6
How Do You Choose A Shampoo?
Shampoo prices range from 1.50 to 100.00

• What makes a good shampoo?
• Are expensive shampoos better?
• Can you think of the claims made by the shampoo
  you use?
• Is it necessary to use a conditioner?

Image Courtesy Clean Wal-Mart _at_ Flickr
7
Did You Know?

• 20 of the cost of producing cosmetics goes into
  the product?
• 80 is marketing, such as packaging and
  advertising.

Images Courtesy of Jenna Malone Bridge8, Akira
Ohgaki _at_ Flickr
8
Activity 1 Reading Labels

• How do we make informed decisions about personal
  care products?

What information would you want to know before
you would consider paying 960 or 10 for a cream?
9
Reading Labels

• Why do products need labels?
• Which products have labels?
• Which products dont?
• Can you think of any reasons for this?

Images L to R Courtesy Alexandra Smart
10
Experiment 1 Making A Cream

• Whats in a product?

Reading labels has given an insight into what
products contain. Now lets make our own product!
Image Courtesy Jenna Malone
11
Now That We

• Know how to read labels
• Have made a product
• Better understand how to make product choices
• What about nanoparticles in cosmetics?
• Is is safe or more effective?

12
Or Is It Just A Marketing Strategy?

• How does the consumer know its nano?
• When are nano products better?
• When do products use nano in their labeling and
  marketing?

13
How Do We Make Informed Decisions?
A new shampoo use 'NANO' directly as its brand.
The shampoo, claims to contain titanium dioxide
(TiO2) nanoparticles, which could penetrate more
effectively into the hair and, thanks to its
photocatalytic oxidation characteristics, oxidize
the harmful residues after hair perming.
Would you buy this shampoo?
Image Courtesy imageshack.us\
14
How Do We Make Informed Decisions?
DiorSnow Pure UV Base SPF 50Makeup base and
brightening skincare in one, with Nano UV filters
for ultra-protection against the damaging effects
of UVA and UVB rays.Coco Mademoiselle Fresh
Moisture Mist Ultra-light nano-emulsion
hydrating particles prolong fragrance.
Would you buy these creams?
Image Courtesy petitjie _at_ Flickr
15
How Do We Make Informed Decisions?
Blue Lizard Baby Chemical free formula, SPF
30 Formulated in Australia using the newest
Nanotechnological ingredients to meet the worlds
toughest sunscreen standardsAustralias and
yours!
Would you buy this sunscreen for your baby
brother?
Image Courtesy Graham and Shelia _at_ Flickr
16
An Example Of Nano In Products
Sunscreens

• One nano product readily available is sunscreen
• Does the nanotechnology make it a better product?

Image Courtesy Alexandra Smart
17
Issues
Are there issues with nano in personal care
products?

• Are there safety issues with nanoparticles in
  products?
• Should products that use nano include this on the
  label?

18
Activity 2 Research Questions

• How does sunscreen work?

Image Courtesy IvanWang _at_ Flickr
19
Experiment 2 Investigating Nano Sunscreens

• How does nano in sunscreens work?

Image Courtesy xlordashx _at_ Flickr
20
Revision

• What is a cosmetic?
• What is the difference between cosmetic and
  therapeutic?
• What general ingredients do cosmetics contain?
• What is an active ingredient?
• What is the active ingredient in a shampoo?
• What is the active ingredient in a conditioner?
• What are the main ingredients in a basic cream?
• What is the active ingredients in a sunscreen?
• What role can nanotechnology play in sunscreens?

21
(No Transcript)