Oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion and method for producing same, cosmetic raw material, and cosmetic product
Disclosed is an oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion that is stable and has smaller particle diameters for a long period of time even in cases where a low-polarity organopolysiloxane and a cationic surfactant are used. The emulsion comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 2 to 100,000 mPa·s at 25° C., (B) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a cationic surfactant, (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic surfactant, and (D) 11 to 550 parts by weight of water, wherein a content of component (C) is equal to or less than a content of component (B), and wherein an average particle diameter of component (A) in the emulsion is 600 nm or less. Related methods and cosmetics are also disclosed.
1. An oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion, comprising:
(A) 100 parts by weight of a dimethylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of 2 to 50,000 mPa·s at 25° C.;
(B) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a cationic surfactant;
(C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic surfactant;
(D) 11 to 550 parts by weight of water; and
(E) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of ethanol;
wherein a content of component (C) is equal to or less than a content of component (B);
wherein an average particle diameter of component (A) in the emulsion is 600 nm or less; and
wherein octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are present and respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.5% or less by weight in the emulsion.
2. The oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 1 , wherein component (B) is at least one quaternary ammonium salt selected from the group consisting of stearyltrimethylammonium chloride, distearyldimethylammonium chloride, stearyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, dioleyldimethylammonium chloride, behenyltrimethylammonium chloride, dibehenyldimethylammonium chloride, and behenyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride.
3. The oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 1 , wherein component (C) is at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid ester, a glycerin fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer.
4. The oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 1 , wherein respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.25% or less by weight in the emulsion.
5. A method for producing an oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion, said method comprising:
emulsifying under shear force the following components;
(A) 100 parts by weight of a dimethylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of 2 to 50,000 mPa·s at 25° C.,
(B) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a cationic surfactant,
(C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic surfactant,
(D) 1 to 50 parts by weight of water, and
(E) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of ethanol;
wherein an amount of component (C) is equal to or less than an amount of component (B) utilized in the method, and an amount of component (D) is 3 times or less than a combined amount of components (B) and (C) utilized in the method;
adding 10 to 500 parts by weight of water to give a mixture; and
subjecting the mixture to phase inversion emulsification to produce the oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion;
wherein octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are present and respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.5% or less by weight in the emulsion.
6. A cosmetic raw material comprising the oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 1 .
7. The cosmetic raw material according to claim 6 , wherein the raw material is further defined as a raw material for a hair cosmetic product.
8. A cosmetic product comprising the cosmetic raw material according to claim 6 .
9. The method according to claim 5 , wherein component (B) is at least one quaternary ammonium salt selected from the group consisting of stearyltrimethylammonium chloride, distearyldimethylammonium chloride, stearyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, dioleyldimethylammonium chloride, behenyltrimethylammonium chloride, dibehenyldimethylammonium chloride, and behenyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride.
10. The method according to claim 5 , wherein component (C) is at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid ester, a glycerin fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer.
11. The method according to claim 5 , wherein respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.25% or less by weight in the emulsion.
12. The method accordingly to claim 5 , wherein an average particle diameter of component (A) in the emulsion is 600 nm or less.
13. The oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 1 , wherein component (A) has a viscosity of 10 to 50,000 mPa·s at 25° C.
14. The method accordingly to claim 5 , wherein component (A) has a viscosity of 10 to 50,000 mPa·s at 25° C.
15. The oil-in-water type organopolysiloxane emulsion according to claim 4 , wherein respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.1% or less by weight in the emulsion.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein respective contents of the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and the decamethylcyclopentasiloxane are 0.1% or less by weight in the emulsion.