Process for the production of wax apple, apple wax obtainable by this process, as well as cosmetics containing wax apple

摘要

The skin and hair treatment composition includes 0.5 to 2 percent by weight apple wax, 0.1 to 30 percent by weight of at least one anionic, cationic, amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant, a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, glycols or mixtures thereof and one or more cosmetic additives selected from the group consisting of perfume oils; opacifiers; pearlescing agents; bacterial and fungicidal ingredients; coconut fatty acid diethanolamide; buffer substances; coloring materials; solubilizers; light stabilizers; antioxidants; complexing agents and antidandruff active ingredients. Methods for obtaining the apple wax used in these compositions include extraction of depectinized apple pomace with a variety of solvents and purification and evaporation of the extract to obtain an apple wax product.