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JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE 500 APPENDIX II: COMPOSITIONS OF SERUMS 4–8 Table X Compositions of Serums 4–8 Serum 4: O/W Serum 5: O/W Serum 6: O/W Serum 7: W/Si Serum 8: Gel System Composition %(w/w) Composition %(w/w) Composition %(w/w) Composition %(w/w) Composition %(w/w) F.A 1.00 F.A 1.00 F.A 1.00 F.A 1.00 F.A 1.00 Active 0.10 Active — Active 0.15 Active 0.10 Active 0.15 Charge — Charge — Charge — Charge 0.10 Charge — Preservative 0.90 Preservative 0.40 Preservative 0.60 Preservative 0.70 Preservative 0.50 Fat 5.50 Fat 3.00 Fat 0.50 Fat — Fat — Polymer 1.20 Polymer 1.10 Polymer 4.30 Polymer 2.00 Polymer 0.40 Silicone — Silicone 4.75 Silicone 6.00 Silicone 20.10 Silicone — Glycerin 7.00 Glycerin 3.00 Glycerin 7.00 Glycerin 23.00 Glycerin 3.00 DPPG — DPPG — DPPG 7.00 DPPG — DPPG — Other solvents 89.40 Other solvents 88.70 Other solvents 86.05 Other solvents 76.00 Other solvents 97.10 Surfactant 0.90 Surfactant 0.50 Surfactant 0.90 Surfactant — Surfactant 0.85 Vitamin 1.00 Vitamin 0.55 Vitamin 0.50 Vitamin — Vitamin — APPENDIX III: COMPOSITIONS OF CREAM 9 AND SERUM 10 Table XI Compositions of Cream 9 and Serum 10 Cream 9: O/W Serum 10: O/W Composition %(w/w) Composition %(w/w) F.A 1.00 F.A 1.00 Active — Active 0.10 Neutralizing 0.22 Neutralizing — Charge — Charge — Preservative 0.95 Preservative 0.90 Fat 12.00 Fat 5.50 Polymer 8.00 Polymer 1.20 Silicone 13.00 Silicone — Glycerin — Glycerin — DPPG 30.00 DPPG 30.00 Other solvents 64.33 Other solvents 89.40 Surfactant — Surfactant 0.90 Vitamin 0.50 Vitamin 1.00