Soap Manufacturing Technology 2nd Edition Editors: Luis Spitz

• Includes new chapters and figures, tables, and text updated from the first edition
• Serves as a technical reference book ideal for both experienced and beginning soap producers and suppliers
• Provides an overview of the AOCS methods used for the evaluation of soap and soap products
• Includes two new chapters on Integrated Saponification and Drying Systems and Laundry Bars

Soap producers, soap supplier, home and personal care research and development, cosmetic chemists

• Preface

• 1: Implications of Soap Structure for Formulation and User Properties
  • Basic Chemistry
  • Glycerides
  • The Importanceof the Oleate:Laurate Eutectic Mixture
  • Soap Structure–Performance Models
  • Soap/Water Interactions
  • Mush and Cracking
  • The Source of Structure Weakness
  • Consequences of Structural Weakness
  • The Implications of Structure and Mush for Cracking
  • Effects of Formulation on Cracking
  • Appendix

• 2: Soap Structure and Phase Behavior
  • Introduction
  • Soap Molecular Structure
  • Soap Phase Structure
  • Conclusion

• 3: Formulation of Traditional Soap Cleansing Systems
  
  • Introduction
  • Properties of Soap Bases
  • Colorants
  • Fragrances
  • Additives

• 4: Chemistry, Formulation, and Performance of Syndet and Combo Bars
  • Soap pH
  • Chemistry of Synthetic Surfactants
  • Formulation of Cleansing Bars
  • Processing
  • Surfactants
  • Formulations
  • Plasticizers and Binders
  • Cast (Poured) Transparent/Translucent Syndet/Combo Cleansing Bars
  • Performance- and Appearance-Improving Additives
  • Mildness Improvers/Skin Conditioners/Moisturizers
  • Design of the Dove Beauty Bar—A Development Showcase
  • Mildness Concept
  • Mildness Evaluation Methods
  • Market Development
  • Future Trends

• 5: Transparent and Translucent Soaps
  • Introduction
  • Soap Structure and Transparency Development
  • Typical Soap Phases, Their Properties, and Methods for Characterization
  • Translucency Development during Neat Soap Drying and Finishing
  • Cast-Melt Process and Transparency Development

• 6: Semi-Boiled and Integrated Saponification and Drying Systems\
  • Introduction
  • Traditional and Cu