CONICET | Buscador de Institutos y Recursos Humanos

Cosmetotextiles are novel textiles which contain carriers with active and cosmetic substances, these carriers, generally by polymeric nature, release their active compounds when in contact with the human body. The aim of this mini review work is to report the new developments in cosmetic textiles, focusing in the obtaining of microcapsules containing skin care substances, physically or chemically bound to the fiber surface. The selection of the encapsulation technique and shell material depends on the final application of the product, considering physical and chemical stability, concentration, required particle size, release mechanism and manufacturing costs. This review discusses the most commonly used microencapsulation processes as: interfacial polymerization, In Situ polymerization, coacervation and phase separation, spray drying and electro spraying. Microcapsules can be applied to the textiles by different methods: padding, coating, spraying or immersion methods. All these methods are also briefly explained here. To the end of this article, some commercial products are listed.