Skin and body care products have developed rapidly from year to year. The improvement in the quality of raw materials coupled with increased technology and innovative production from companies that produce film-former.

You may wonder about the film-former that is supported by that technology, right?

Hydrophilic Film-Former Agent

Most skin and hair care products contain film-former materials. These chemicals are good at absorbing water. The film-forming materials include copolymers, polyvinylpyrrolidone, acrylamide, and acrylate.

When you apply a layer of film to the scalp or body, you will get a smooth feel on the edges. When viewed from the process of working on the formula with the film-former layer, it will be seen that the flexible layers are glued to each other.

Copolymer

This film-former material appears on sale commercially in the form of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), styrene-acrylonitrile resin, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), nitrile rubber. In the process of formation, copolymerization occurs. This process is used to modify plasticity. It aims to increase solubility, reduce crystallinity, and change the glass transition temperature.

• SBR is widely used in companies that produce synthetic rubber, such as tire manufacturers. All products with SBR have good abrasion resistance because they are protected by additives.
• Styrene acrylonitrile resin makes plastic products resistant to chemicals and has an additional yellow color.
• This film-former layer-forming material makes plastic shiny, water-resistant, hard, ductile, and tough.
• This material gives the product a rubber-like nature with the right flexibility and softness, clear, glossy, resistant to UV radiation, and resistant to low temperatures.
• Nitrile rubber is widely used in the screw industry to make protective gloves, manufacture fuel and oil handling hoses, and grommet seals in the automotive industry. The nature of nitrile rubber is more resistant to acids and oils, so gloves with this material are best for use in laboratory settings.

Polyvinylpyrrolidone the Water-Soluble Polymer

Polyvinylpyrrolidone is also known as povidone (PVP). It is a creamy white powdery polymer that is soluble in water as well as in other organic solvents. Because of its hygroscopic nature and good adhesion, PVP is often used as a binder in many pharmaceutical tablets.

Those of you who use contact lenses rely heavily on this polymer. PVP is used as a lubricant that works by sticking to the lens to reduce friction. If you don’t have this lubricant, then your contact lenses will not be comfortable to wear every day.

This polymer is found in many medical and technical applications. Although PVP is commonly found in pharmaceutical tablets as a binder, these polymers have varying degrees of application such as the following:

• Personal care products such as toothpaste, shampoo, hair spray, contact lens cleaners, thickening agents in the tooth whitening gel, and hair gel.
• As an additive for fiberglass, ceramics, batteries, and inks.
• As a food stabilizer especially a fining agent in white wine.
• Glue adhesive agent.
• As plant protection and seed treatment.

Film-Former Agent in Skincare Products

Facial, hair, and skincare products for the whole human body now have their place in urban society. People are starting to concern themselves with consuming their skincare regularly for various purposes. Some people want to be healthy and young until old. Some want to be beautiful and always fresh every day. And many more who expect abundant love from their spouse because they are more charming.

When using skincare, do you pay attention to the product content? One of the materials that are always present in any type of skincare product is the film-former agent. Do you know how important a film-forming agent is?

• Maltooligosyl glucoside. This film-former agent, texture enhancer, and emulsifier can make your skincare products have a calming effect and feel smooth when applied.
• Sodium hyaluronate cross polymer. This film-former agent is a modification of hyaluronic acid which can increase skin hydration so that the skin is always soft.
• Sodium acrylates copolymer. This film-former agent, binder, and texture enhancer can assist in the prevention of skin irritation.
• This film-former agent, stabilizer, and binding agent can make the skin soft.

If you ask whether it is profitable to include film-former agents in the skincare product that you want to make, then we can confirm this is very profitable. All skincare products with a film-forming agent have been proven to be able to make skin softer day after day.

Acrylates

Acrylates are reactive blocks used in the production of coatings, sealants, elastomers, adhesives, plastic, and inks. One type of acrylate that acts as a chemical intermediary, adhesive coating, production of leather coatings, and textiles is methyl acrylate.

There is also ethyl acrylate which is a clear liquid and easily evaporates. Ethyl acrylate is sparingly soluble in water and completely soluble in alcohol, ether, and organic solvents. It is widely used in the production of emulsion-based polymers such as acrylic resins which are commonly used as coatings, paints, and latex products.

Film-Former Agent in Paint Products

The film-former agent is also profitable in the paint business. Various types of paint formulas must contain binder components that can provide strong durability, a glossy look, and flexibility. On steel surfaces, this film-former agent can even inhibit corrosion.

The film-former business will always be profitable because the business sector is wider enough. You can start from the skincare business to the building renovation business.

Film-forming agents are also used in nail polish. This nail color polish usually uses nitrocellulose film formers, vinyl polymers, and ethyl cellulose. Coupled with a resin substance that can increase the glossy properties and also provide adhesive properties (aryl sulphonamide formaldehyde). Nail polish also needs soluble solvents which have a boiling point below 1,000C and require more time to evaporate (ether, ethyl acetate, amyl acetate, and butyl acetate).

The coloring agents are available in the form of dispersions with concentrations between 3 to 5% (lithopone or 5% titanium dioxide). Next, a nail polish composition needs a nacreous pigment obtained from the skin and scales of fish in the form of a suspension (guanine crystals).

Other substances with a concentration between 0.5 to 2% (suspending agent to prevent pigment setting) and fragrances to cover odors of other substances and to impart a pleasant aroma are also provided.