Application Of Boron Nitride in Cosmetics
Dec 02, 2021
What is boron nitride?
Boron nitride is a crystal composed of nitrogen and boron atoms, the chemical formula is BN, it has a variety of crystal structures, and each crystal has its unique excellent properties. As a new material, boron nitride has been more and more widely used in a variety of new technologies and new products. Its application has improved the technical level of contemporary industry and promoted the development of the new material industry to a deeper and wider field.
What is hexagonal boron nitride?
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), known as "white graphite" because of its crystalline structure similar to graphite, is a lubricant with excellent performance. It is usually white powder.
Hexagonal boron nitride is a good conductor of heat and an insulator of electricity, with high chemical stability, low friction coefficient, and excellent lubrication performance, especially at high temperature, it still has excellent self-lubrication ability.
Advantages of hexagonal boron nitride in cosmetic field
In the cosmetic field, the efficiency and permeability of active substances into the skin are directly related to particle size, and cosmetic particle size is important because smaller particle diameters may increase surface area and potentially encapsulate cosmetic active substances.
Hexagonal boron nitride (H-BN) nanomaterials can control the size of the synthesized particles. Hexagonal boron nitride has obvious advantages in cosmetics, especially sunscreen products. It allows the regulation of nanostructures at different stages of formation, thus controlling size and surface area. And it has excellent performance in dispersion, is non-toxic, transparent, and chemically inert.
