Advantages of Purified Konjac Flour in Skincare Products
- Friction agent: Purified Konjac flour can be a safer friction agent for scrubbing or exfoliating effects.
- Moisturizer: Konjac flour is rich in glucomannan, with good moisture absorption and moisturizing properties, and can provide good lubrication and moisturizing effects for the skin.
- Film-forming agent: Konjac flour can form a protective film as a film-forming agent.
- High safety: Konjac flour has a low-risk factor relatively safe for pregnant women, and will not cause acne and other skin problems.
What skincare are commonly found in purified konjac flour?
1, Konjac Mask
The Konjac mask is made from purified Konjac flour.
Konjac mask has the following advantages:
- 1, Adsorption and elasticity, can be close to the facial skin.
- 2, Spongy structure that absorbs water and moisturizes it while also absorbing nutrients.
- 3, According to the user's needs to adsorb the required nutrients, slow-release, and improve the moisturizing effect.
- 4, Easy to remove from the face after use.
6 steps to make a konjac mask: dissolving, inverting, pre-freezing, dehydrating, sterilizing and packaging
- 1, 1:100 purified konjac flour mixed with distilled water, at a temperature of 50-60 ° C, at a high speed of 8,000-10,000 r/min stirring for 4-6 hours, to get a uniformly dissolved purified konjac flour aqueous solution.
- 2, Pour the purified konjac flour aqueous solution into the facial mask mold.
- 3, Put the mask mold into the temperature of -30 ~ -25 ° C in the freezer for 3-5 hours.
- 4, The mold into the vacuum degree of 80-100Pa, a temperature of 20-40 ° C vacuum box for sublimation dehydration for 8-10 hours, and dehydration from the mold after taking out the molded facial mask.
- 5, Use 60Co γ irradiation to sterilize the made facial mask.
- 6, The facial mask for the inspection, then vacuum packaging, and finally warehouse storage.
2, Konjac Facial Cleanser
The main ingredients of Konjac Facial Cleanser are as follows:
- Purified konjac flour: It has the properties of thickening, emulsifying, gelling, bonding, and water retention.
- Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose: Used in the preparation of konjac paste, plays the role of thickening and stabilization.
- Distilled water: As a solvent to help other ingredients mix and dissolve.
- Cucumber Juice: Provides natural moisturizing and whitening effects.
- Luffa juice: Provides moisturizing and antioxidant properties.
- Vitamin E: Provides antioxidant properties and helps protect the skin.
- Pearl Powder: For whitening and blemish removal while providing minerals.
Konjac Facial Cleanser has the following features:
- 1, Natural plant extracts, gentle cleaning, no stimulation, do not harm the skin.
- 2, Skin absorption of mineral elements, so that the face is moisturizing and nourishing.
- 3, Whitening, antioxidant, anti-wrinkle.
- 4, Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, prevent pore inflammation and acne.
How to make konjac facial cleanser:
- 1, Make konjac paste from purified konjac flour.
- 2, Make cucumber juice and loofah juice.
- 3, The konjac paste, cucumber juice, loofah juice, vitamin E, pearl powder, and other raw materials mixed emulsification.
- 4, Sterilize and package the emulsified material.
3, Desensitized Konjac Flour
Desensitized konjac powder is prepared by ultra-micro pulverization, biological enzyme treatment, and ultrasonic and microwave treatment technology, which eliminates allergenic components and increases the content of glucan, making it suitable for use in the field of cosmetics and medical supplies.
Application of desensitized konjac powder in cosmetics
- 1, Skin Care Products: Such as creams, lotions, and serums. Using the moisturizing properties of purified konjac flour to help the skin retain moisture and prevent dryness.
- 2, Anti-allergic Products: As desensitized konjac flour is specially treated to eliminate allergenic components, it is widely used in anti-allergic skin care products.
- 3, Whitening Products: Their good adsorption, can help whitening ingredients better penetrate the skin, and enhance the whitening effect.
- 4, Anti-aging Products: Glucomannan has antioxidant and anti-wrinkle effects, so it is used in anti-aging skin care products. It helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles and improves skin elasticity and firmness.
- 5, Eye Care Products: The mild properties of desensitized konjac powder make it suitable for use in eye care products such as eye creams and eye masks. These products effectively moisturize the skin around the eyes and reduce dark circles and puffiness.
Preparation process of desensitized konjac flour:
- 1, Crush and grind purified konjac flour to a certain particle size.
- 2, With the α-amylase treatment of konjac flour.
- 3, Ultrasonic treatment of konjac flour.
- 4, Ethanol soaking treatment.
- 5, Microwave treatment.
Safety Verification
After the above process, the content of glucomannan in desensitized konjac flour was increased to more than 93%. Through this special process, the desensitized konjac flour eliminates these allergenic components.
According to the hygienic standard of cosmetics of the Chinese Ministry of Health, a series of safety evaluations were carried out on desensitized konjac powder, including tests of acute dermal toxicity, skin irritation, multiple skin irritation, skin metamorphosis (sensitization) and acute eye irritation. The results proved that it was non-irritating and non-sensitizing to the skin and eyes, and was suitable for use in various cosmetics.
