Synopsis
The aim of this work is to evaluatet he stabilitya nd releaseo f chitosanb eadslo adedw ith volatilem olecules
of Menthap iperirae ssentiaol il (E.O.) in a cosmeticfo rmulationT. he ability of the beadst o quickly release
Menthap iperiraE .O. duringu seo f a cosmeticfo rmulations ucha sa bath foami s alsoa ssesseTdh. e chitosan
beadsw erep roducedw ith threed ifferentc hitosand ispersiongse lledw ith two diffbrentg elling solutions:
(a) a 10% solutiono f sodiumh ydroxide( NaOH) and (b) a 4% solutiono f sodiumt ripolyphosphat(eT PP).
A few propertieso f six bead sampleslo adedw ith Menthap iperiraE .O. are assessedT.h e propertiesa re
morphologys, ize,s wellinga bility, encapsulatioenf ficiencys, tabilityi n time, and fast releaseo f Mentha
piperitaE .O. during the usep haseo f the cosmeticfo rmulation.