Purpose information

Code:
EMULSTB

Name:
Emulsion Stabilizer

Synonym(s):
Stabilizing Agent

Routes Of administration:
Oral , Topical

Comment:
Ingredients that assist in the formation and the stabilization of emulsions. Emulsifying agents are required for the formation of emulsions, but their activity is materially enhanced whenever an emulsion stabilizer is included in the system. Emulsion stabilizers do not act as primary emulsifiers but prevent or reduce the coalescence of emulsified droplets by modifying the continuous or the disperse phase of the emulsion. This stabilization may result from electrical repulsion, from changes in viscosity, or from film formation on the droplet surface (e.g. lecithin).