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  • What emulsifier endogenous to the human body would you use?

    Posted by zink on June 28, 2016 at 6:22 am

    Mostly out of curiosity, but could be good for the skin for what I know. What molecule or set of molecules that exist in the human body would you use as a oil in water emulsifier?

    Bile? 

    zink replied 7 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • gfeldman

    Member
    June 29, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    OK, I really had to think on this one, but after some brainstorming I believe Lecithin is both endogenous to human skin and an emulsifier. What do you guys think?

  • zink

    Member
    June 30, 2016 at 3:00 am

    Lecithin indeed, egg lecithin is the closest structurally to what you find in the human body I believe.  But maybe there are some other options too

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