본 연구에서는 환경친화적이며 피부자극이 없는 amide type 음이온 계면활성제 N-acyl taurate의 물성을 측정하고 기존의 생분해성이 떨어지고 피부에 자극이 있는 sulfate type 음이온 계면활성제와 비교 평가하여 N-acyl taurate의 기존 음이온 계면활성제와의 대체 가능성을 연구하였다. 또한 물성 측정결과를 바탕으로 샴푸를 제조하고 제형의 안전성과 물성을 평가함으로 써 인체세정제에의 amide type 계면활성제의 적용 가능성을 연구하였다. 실험 결과 N-acyl taurate series는 높은 점도와 낮은 표면장력 및 CMC를 나타내 에멀젼 제조시 작은 입자를 형성하고, 점성을 증가시켜 안정한 에멀젼을 형성하며, 세정 작용시 오염물로의 침투가 용이하고 적은 양의 사용으로 좋은 세정 효과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다. 실제로 N-methyl oleyl taurate를 첨가한 샴푸는 높은 yield point와 일정한 viscosity-curve를 보이고, 작고 균일한 입자를 형성하여 N-acyl taurate가 샴푸 내에서 안정적인 내부구조를 형성하는데 주요 역할을 하며, 이러한 내부구조로 인해 저장안정성을 우수하게 하는 것으로 생각되었다.
N-acyl taurates are known as environmental-friendly and non-irritating to skin. In this study, the physicochemical properties of N-acyl taurates, which are amide-type anionic surfactants, were measured and also compared with sulfate-type anionic surfactants that show low biodegradability and are highly irritating to skin. The possibility of replacing the currently existing sulfate-type surfactants by N-acyl taurates was examined. Based on the experimental results, shampoos were formulated with these anionic surfactants and their stability and properties were measured. The possibility of application of amide-type surfactants to personal care cleaner was evaluated. Experimental results show that N-acyl taurates have various favorable aspects in making personal care cleanser: high viscosity, low surface tension, and low CMC values. These properties of N-acyl taurates generate nano-scale particles in emulsion, which is stable due to its high viscosity. This emulsion also has good cleaning ability with small amount of usage due to easy penetration into contaminants. Shampoo with N-methyl oleyl taurate showed high yield point and constant viscosity, and formed stable emulsion with nano- scale uniform particles. These results suggest that N-acyl taurates play an important role in making stable Interior structure in shampoo, and which improves the storage property.
