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Production Of Facial Powder Using Corncob
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Cosmetics are of different types and are divided into hair care, body
care, and make-up. Concisely, hair care cosmetics are referred to as the
shampoo, Relaxers, conditioners, styling gel, pink oil, etc. Thus,
there are used to beautify the hair. The body care cosmetics are the
body creams and body lotions; they are cleansing creams and
moisturizers, which are used for the body (Skin) Beautification.
Make-up
cosmetics are referred to as powders, lipsticks, Wet-lips, cortex etc.
powder is one of the cosmetic product that is widely used and very
important to man since individuals want to promote their beauty.
Thus, powders are chemical formulation which are used on the external part of the skin e.g. face.
Powders are classified into three different types which are known
as the simple powders, Antiseptic/Medicated powders, and Brown
powders. Though, generally, the various powders are being applied on the
skin but two of the powders named are basically for face beautification
e.g Simple powder and Brown powder. The Antiseptic/Medicated are being
applied on the body (Skin), when there is prickly heat rashes on the
skin in other to inhabit or eliminate the micro-organisms that are
infectious or causes infection to the human skin.
The qualities of
the different powder products depends on the active ingredients and
other additives added to it during it’s formulation. No single powder
contains all the desired qualities needed by man and as such different
powder cosmetics products exist in the market so as to meet the choice
of individuals and as to such any of the product becomes
medicated/Antiseptic powder when it contains germicidal or Antiseptic
compounds including materials like Irzasan DP 300, Triclosan, menthol
etc.
Any antiseptic added to powder must have selective toxicity so
that it can only affact the particular micro-organisms activity to be
controlled or eliminated and do not have any negative effect when
applied on the skin (face or any part of the body.).
Hence, the brown powder (pan-cake or pressed powder) are pro duced purposely for the compliment of the skin colour.
Though,
they vary in colours they are produced through the same medium the
brown powder has three different colours namely colour 1
Colour 2,
colour 3. Basically, colour 1 is produced for those with white skin
colour people, colour 2 is produced for chocolate colour people, and
colour 3 is produced for black skin colour people. Thus, the production
of the brown powder is more tedious when compared to simple and
Antiseptic/Medicated powders. Due to the process it under goes during
the production. Thus, the simple powder is the most easiest and
cheapest to produce among the three different types of powder.
Generally,
in the production of various powders, the materials used are the
corncobum, Zinc-oxide, Perfume, Menthol, Mineral oil, Irgasan DP 300,
but not all the materials named above are used in the production of the
different powders, like the simple powder, Corncobum, Perfume and Zinc
oxide; if the need arise but it can be produced using Corncobum and
perfume. The Antiseptic /Medicated powders, Irgasan DP 300,Corncobum are
used in the production process, while the brown powders zinc state,
corncobum mineral oil, colour and perfume are used during the
production.
Hence, in the production of powder, there are some
quality control the producer must adhere to during production, the
powder materials must be smooth and very fine in texture, in other
words, there should not be particles in the powder and furthermore, the
oil level must not exceed the normal quantity and a good oil should be
used and the mineral oil should be very pure (Technical oil) that is a
purified oil.
Aims/Objectives
The aim of this research work is to
produce facial powder using corncob. The specific objectives of this
study include the following;
1. To produce facial powder with a corncob.
2. To examine the quality of facial powders marketed in market.
3. To examine the benefits of facials powder on human skin.
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