The Properties of Oil–Wax Gels With Changing Lattice Structure of Wax Crystal

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the lattice structure of ceresin wax and different wax mixtures and the glossiness of oil–wax gels. Recently, visual factors such as the glossiness of skin are generally known as the words to express the beauty. The mechanism of glossiness has been suggested to understand the changes that occur in the lattice structure of the wax crystal when they are forming gels and also the effects of the nature of solvent. The present work investigates the relation between the lattice structure of the wax crystal and the glossiness of oil–wax gels obtained from ceresin and microcrystalline wax as well as of the gels formed by different waxes in solvent. The addition of branched wax to ceresin tended to form loose lattice structure of wax crystal, resulting in the high glossiness of oil–wax gels. However, the addition of n-paraffin wax to ceresin tended to form dense lattice structure of the wax crystal, leading to the low glossiness of oil–wax gels. The rheological transition behavior was also discussed as a function of the ratio of wax to ceresin.

Keywords:

• Branched wax
• glossiness
• lattice structure
• oil–wax gel
• wax crystal

Acknowledgments

CSH thanks the following for their financial support: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [Acceleration Research Program Program (no. 2012-0000108); Pioneer Research Center Program (no. 2012-0000421/2012-0000422); WCU program], and the Brain Korea 21 Project funded by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Korea.