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AQUAXYL or XYLIANCE ???

Posted by filiz on November 23, 2020 at 12:41 pm

Hi everyone,

Do you think aquaxyl or Xyliance(Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glycosides (and) Cetearyl Alcohol) provides more moisture effect?
If we compare these two, which one is more effective for the body lotion?

I’m looking for a study comparing these two but couldn’t find it …

I wonder your ideas? thank you…

Pharma replied 4 years ago 4 Members · 11 Replies
11 Replies

jemolian

Member
November 24, 2020 at 12:17 am

Aquaxyl is a humectant type and Xyliance is an emulsifier, so i’m not too sure how to compare the “moisture” effect. They can be used together but personally i feel that Aquaxyl isn’t that moisturizing perhaps compared to other humectants.
filiz

Member
November 24, 2020 at 7:34 am

hi @jemolian

Do you have a source that compares aquaxyl with other moisturizers?
jemolian

Member
November 24, 2020 at 7:39 am

So far i’ve not come across any. Perhaps the only vague mention is this: Hydrating effects of moisturizer active compounds incorporated into hydrogels: in vivo assessment and comparison between devices https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19250164/

What i’d recommend is to roughly reference the results from the manufacturer with other data from other ingredients.

TBH, i won’t put too much hope into the moisturization of Aquaxyl since it seems at least to me it’s more of a booster for the growth of certain components of the skin then a strong humectant.
Pharma

Member
November 24, 2020 at 8:31 pm

Aquaxyl is a joke if you want the opinion of a chemist. It’s just mixing and heating glucose with xylite to get a poorly reacted mixture with a lot of side products. It does look like one of the many failed attempts at creating xylite esters/acetals. Welcome to the world of cosmetic chemistry and marketing LoL.

Anyway, Xyliance is, as mentioned above, an emulsifier with slight film-forming properties. I perceive it as rather dry in touch with zero moisturising effect. Maybe that film keeps moisture locked in the skin? Don’t have that experience to confirm or deny it properly but marketing implies it does play that trick…
filiz

Member
November 25, 2020 at 6:27 am

hi @Pharma
How can I make inferences that it will not provide effective moisture when I examine its reactions?
filiz

Member
November 25, 2020 at 6:30 am

Thank you @jemolian

Kimyasal olarak konuşursak, bir bileşenin güçlü bir nemlendirici olması için neye ihtiyacı vardır?
Pharma

Member
November 25, 2020 at 6:40 pm

filiz said:

hi @Pharma
How can I make inferences that it will not provide effective moisture when I examine its reactions?

Sorry, neither do I understand what you mean nor what you’re referring to.
filiz

Member
November 26, 2020 at 4:49 am

sorry @pharma For example, when I examine the aquaxyl reaction, what can I infer about moisture?
filiz

Member
November 26, 2020 at 4:50 am

filiz said:

Thank you @jemolian

Kimyasal olarak konuşursak, bir bileşenin güçlü bir nemlendirici olması için neye ihtiyacı vardır?
@pharma This is actually what I want to learn
amitvedakar

Member
November 26, 2020 at 8:36 am

company info about product.
Pharma

Member
November 29, 2020 at 9:10 am

filiz said:

sorry @pharma For example, when I examine the aquaxyl reaction, what can I infer about moisture?

Which reaction? Are you referring to its synthesis? That has nothing to do with any final effect, it’s just a fun fact .