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  • w/o and o/w emulsifier

    Posted by andriannav on November 21, 2022 at 7:46 pm
    Hello!!

    Can a o/w emulsifier with HLB around , be used as a co-emulsifier in w/o emulsions?

    Pharma replied 2 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Pharma

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    November 22, 2022 at 6:17 pm
    Depends.
    Classic w/o emulsions tend to not require o/w co-emulsifiers but may. Atypical w/o emulsions might even be made entirely with mid to high HLB emulsifiers.

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