Cremes desodorantes e antitranspirantes: excipientes, ensaios de controle de qualidade e tecnologias de produção

Abstract

Deodorants reduce the number of bacteria that cause body odor whilst the antiperspirants block the pores, prevent the sweat passage and therefore the unpleasant smell. Deodorants and antiperspirants formulations are composed of specific bases due to their action and excipients aiming at the best conformation of the cosmetic components. The proposal of this article is to analyze deodorants and antiperspirants formulations addressing their mechanisms of action against axillary odor as well as presenting their benefits, harms, production technologies and quality control testing, making it useful for comparisons and best choices. The process of obtaining those formulations involves a high-pressure homogenization technology in order to reduce the particles size to promote a better uniformity and stability for the mixture helping to maintain the organoleptic characteristics. To ensure the quality specifications of those products are within the established technical parameters tests of viscosity, pH, stability, density, microbiological properties, content and degradation products are performed. Thus, surveys conducted in English and Portuguese, in the Google Scholar, Scielo Brasil and Elsevier database, address their composition in order to understand how they are composed and their implications.