Essential mint oil-based emulsions: preparation and characterization

The aim of this work is to present briefly the preparation methodology of four emulsions (named M2, M3, M6, and M7) based on extracted mint oil (Mentha Piperita) and their physical-chemical properties and quality characteristics (pH, density, acidity index, peroxide index, diene and triene content, in-time stability, humidity and fatty matter content), in order to select the most recommendable emulsion to be used in textile field. This work also underlines that the most stable emulsion is M6 emulsion followed by M3 emulsion.