Productivity
- Your capital equipment investment cannot be sitting idle, maximum uptime is a necessity in today’s competitive environment and must be flexible enough to support the production of a wide range of skews.
- Equipment must be able to produce products quickly and efficiently, maximizing the yield from the raw ingredients and minimizing waste.
Production of quality products
- Repeatable manufacturing delivering consistent color and performance ensures retention of your customer base.
- Hygienic, easy to clean equipment and systems ensure no cross-contamination from batch to batch.
Speed to market
- Speedy development of new products and reliable scale-up to full-scale production.
Hot Process Applications
The hot process typically produces a two-phase product: a water phase and an oil phase. The oil phase combines melted waxes and oils with dry ingredients soluble in oil. Water phase preparation often involves incorporating and dispersing gum thickeners and stabilizers, which require high-shear mixing to hydrate properly. The two phases are heated in separate vessels and then homogenized in a processor to create a stable emulsion. While blending and proper shear are key components of hot-process products, thermodynamics and crystallization rates also play an important role. Some products, like lipstick and mascara, must be filled into their final containers hot so the product flows and takes the shape of the mold, while others, like face creams and serums, need to be cooled under gentle agitation to prevent separation or crystallization. Proper mixing and precise temperature control are paramount to a successful hot process.
Scott Mixers provides mixers for oil and water phase preparation, including complete turnkey processing systems for producing your final product. Ask our application experts, and we can assist you with your current processing challenges.
- Lipstick
- Mascara
- Eye cream
- Hand and face creams
- Clay Masks
Cold Process Applications
Cold processing is common for hair care and other water-based formulations. A key component of these products is water-soluble viscosity modifiers, more commonly called gums and thickeners, used to control viscosity and provide stability. Common modifiers include xanthan gum, guar gum, CMC (Carboxymethyl Cellulose), HPMC (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose), and carbomers. Efficient incorporation and lump-free dispersion of these ingredients into water are key to a stable and quality final product.
Applying shear to the process can help fully utilize expensive active ingredients and gums. Most tank motion comes from a sweep or impeller-style mixer, but these are not suitable for proper wetting and dispersion of these dry ingredients. Processors stand to improve their products by using high-shear mixers for these demanding applications. Because many of these cold process products are produced in large volumes, Scott Mixers recommends high-shear inline mixers as the most efficient and economical approach.- Shampoo, conditioners
- Body wash and moisturizers
- Topical gels
- Liquid soap
- Hand sanitizer
- Serums
- Essential oils
- Sunscreen lotions
Providing The Product You Need
Whether testing out a new product line or expanding to full-scale production, we deliver high-quality stainless-steel mixers and processing systems ideal for cosmetics and personal care products.
Our equipment is durable, reliable, efficient, and easy to clean, which is important to your production team.
We provide the most complete and comprehensive portfolio of rotating equipment solutions - mixers and pumps - for your application.
We are your perfect process partner.
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