September 14, 2023

Emulsification is the method of dispersing a liquid in another immiscible liquid, The major groups of emulsifying agents are soaps, detergents, and compounds whose basic structure is a paraffin chain ending in a polar group. Bancroft stated that the essential conditions for a stable emulsion are that the drops of the dispersed phase should be

A biphasic liquid preparation containing two immiscible liquids, one of which is dispersed as minute globules into the other, is termed as pharmaceutical emulsion. The liquid in the form of minute globules is the dispersed phase, while the liquid containing the dispersed globules is the continuous phase. An emulsifying agent is added to disperse two