Products

Plantaren® 1200 N UP is an alkyl polyglucoside (APG®) surfactant that is in a unique class of non-ionic surfactants obtained from renewable, plant-derived raw materials. It is made from natural, renewable, plant-derived feedstocks and is readily biodegradable. Applications for this product include body wash, face wash, liquid hand soap, shampoo, sensitive skin care, and wipes. This product has a pasty appearance, with an active substance content of 48-55%.

Plantaren® 818 UP is a unique class of non-ionic surfactants obtained from renewable, plant-derived raw materials. It boasts excellent environmental and skin compatibility profiles, creating a perfect synergy of mildness, foaming performance, and effective cleansing. It is made from 100% natural, renewable, plant-derived feedstocks.

Plantaren® 2000 N UP is an alkyl polyglucoside (APG®) surfactant that is in a unique class of non-ionic surfactants obtained from renewable, plant-derived raw materials. It is made from natural, renewable, plant-derived feedstocks and is readily biodegradable. Applications for this product include body wash, face wash, liquid hand soap, shampoo, sensitive skin care, and wipes. This product has a liquid appearance, with an active substance content of 48-55%.

Plantaren® 810 UP is a non-ionic surfactant made from 100% renewable, plant-derived feedstocks. This product is RSPO-MB-certified sustainable. It has first-rate environmental and skin compatibility profiles, creating a perfect synergy of mildness, foam performance, and effective cleansing. Due to its invaluable mildness, this surfactant is a perfect fit for sensitive skin and baby cleansing concepts.

Cetiol® Sensoft is a fast-spreading emollient with a multi-dimensional softness sensation for all cosmetic applications. It is suitable for decorative cosmetics, as well as sun care formulations due to its outstanding solubilizing capacities for crystalline UV filters, pigment dispersing properties, and for face and body care applications. This product is a clear, colorless, almost odorless oil of low polarity and low molecular weight.

Plantasil® Micro is a silicone-free conditioning booster for rinse-off formulations. It works in combination with cationic polymers and anionic surfactants. This product is environmentally friendly, easy to formulate, and an economical alternative to silicone. It has the ability to develop transparent formulations and is EO- and silicone-free. This product is cold-processable, easy to use, readily biodegradable, and 100% naturally derived.

Sulfopon® 1216 G is a sodium coco-sulfate that has convenient handling, good storage stability and flowability, high bulk density, and good detergency. It is suited as a basic surfactant in cosmetic cleansing preparations such as shampoos, shower gels, and bath preparations.

Gluadin® WLM Benz is a powerful ingredient for use in hair care products that can help to address some of the challenges of modern lifestyles. This ingredient has been specifically designed to penetrate deeply into the hair fiber, providing strength, repair, and protection from within. Clinical studies have demonstrated that Gluadin® WLM Benz can reduce breakage by more than 80%, making it an effective solution for those seeking to improve the health and appearance of their hair.

Lamesoft® PO 65 is preferably used as a lipid layer enhancer for the production of surfactant cleansing preparations. On account of its viscosity-increasing properties, Lamesoft® PO 65 contributes to the viscosity formation in cosmetic cleansing preparations such as shower gels, foam baths, shampoos, and baby products.

Luvigel® EM gives a fresh and cooling feel during application, followed by a non-tacky and chalky after-feel. Additionally, it offers good thickening and stabilizing effects and can also give a whiter and shinier aspect to formulations. The product is free of preservatives, suitable for cold processing, and can be added at any stage of the formulation process.

Glucopon® 600 UP is a long-chain APG surfactant available as an approximately 50% viscous liquid. It works in combination with fatty soap to act as a mild degreaser and a foaming/stabilizing surfactant. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has a synergistic effect with lactic acid to increase the clean plate count. Furthermore, it contains no biocide for preservation and is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Verdessence™ RiceTouch is a 100% plant-based sensory powder that offers a powdery, light, and smooth skin-feel, with a small particle size, making it ideal for matte-type cosmetics. It is perfectly suitable for natural and organic cosmetics, and can be used in applications such as skin care, cleanser, sun care, hair care, bath and body, and face care.

Cosmedia® Ace is a thickening polymer with strong emulsifying features at low active levels. It provides outstanding sensorial impact and is especially recommended for velvety and powdery skincare emulsions. It is suitable for cost-effective and cold-processable concepts. A modern, strong, and flexible rheology modifier.

Verdessence™ Xanthan (formerly Rheocare XGN) is a crystal-clear polymer that efficiently thickens and stabilizes emulsions and surfactant-based formulations, providing excellent viscosity that is boosted by electrolytes like NaCl. This vegan-compatible xanthan gum is produced from 100% renewable feedstocks, is cold-processable, preservative-free, and eligible for COSMOS approval. It is ideal for clear, high-viscosity formulations with pH values greater than 5.5, including fashionable shampoos, body washes, and facial cleansers, as well as modern tooth gels.

Cegesoft® SH is an exotic, waxy emollient with a melting temperature near to skin temperature. It improves the body of skincare formulations, leaving a silky, non-lubricating velvety feeling on skin, and improves wet and dry combability of hair when used in shampoos. It is a waxy solid with a bland odor.

Cetiol® RLF is a light emollient produced by the enzymatic process from 100% natural and renewable feedstocks. Approved by the NPA as well as other major personal care certification organizations, Cetiol® RLF spreads quickly and has a pleasant, dry skin feel. This product is ideally used for body care, face care and baby care.

Glucopon® 425 N is a mid-chain APG surfactant with moderate hydrotrope ability and high foam with good primary cleaning properties that is 100% derived from renewable resources. It has excellent gloss retention, low to no streaking, and excellent plastic compatibility, and won't damage even floor finishes. Furthermore, it is stable at high alkaline conditions and is an excellent option for wetting, although a defoamer may need to be used.

Cetiol® SoftFeel is the newest soft-solid emollient developed by BASF Care Creations®. It is made from 100% renewable ingredients and is 100% naturally derived, according to ISO 16128. The versatile ingredient helps to moisturize and leave a soft feeling on the skin. For hair care applications, Cetiol® SoftFeel helps improve the wet and dry combability. It gently manages the frizz of curly hair without weighing it down and offers nourishment to damaged, coily hair. It can also act as a clean alternative to petroleum-based petrolatum, as the ingredients have very similar sensory and occlusivity properties. Cetiol® SoftFeel is applicable in a variety of beauty and personal care applications.

Neutrol® MGDA is a highly stable, eco-friendly complexing agent (also called a chelating agent) for personal care applications. This is BASF’s Care Creations®, which is readily biodegradable and stands out due to its excellent ecological and toxicological profile. Complexing agents are used in cosmetic products to form very stable complexes with metal ions, thereby inactivating their negative influences on the final formulation.

Plantapon® LGC Sorb is an anionic surfactant that combines the characteristic mildness of APG® with excellent foaming and sensory properties, making it especially suitable for use in mild rinse-off applications. Applications for this product include body wash, face wash, liquid hand soap, shampoo, baby care, and sensitive skin care. This product has an active matter of 28.5-34.0%, a pH value of 5.5-6.5%, and a water content of 62.0-67.0%.

Eumulgin® VL 75 is a universally applicable, non-ionic emulsifier for the production of cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions. It is a clear to slightly turbid, yellowish, viscous liquid with an inherent odor. Natural based, emulsifier for skin care emulsions, especially suitable for low-viscous systems like lotions and sprays, high versatility regarding oil phase, very good make-up remover capacity, very good skin compatibility, cold processable, alternative to EO- or sulfate-based, emulsifier technology.

Cegesoft® Peel is a spherically shaped wax bead that provides a gentle and mild exfoliation. Mainly derived from natural and renewable resources, Cegesoft® Peel is a readily biodegradable and environmentally friendly alternative to non-degradable beads and sharp-edged abrasives. It is suitable for vegan and biodegradable rinse-off formulation concepts.

Plantacare® 1200 UP is a nonionic surfactant with good dermatological compatibility and viscosity-enhancing effects. It is therefore suitable for use as an additive or a co-surfactant in cosmetic surfactant cleansing preparations. It is a cloudy, viscous, aqueous solution of a C12 - C16 fatty alcohol polyglycolide.

Cetiol® OE is a fast-spreading emollient that gives the skin a light, silky feel. It is ideal for innovative green formulations without silicones. This product has excellent hydrolytic stability, making it suitable for stable emulsions, and a low solubility in water that improves its stability in fine emulsions.

Cetiol® C5 is a naturally based, light emollient for skin care applications. It is approved by natural certifications around the world. It is a fast-spreading emollient with a pleasant, dry skin feel. Cetiol® C 5 is particularly designed to offer a good alternative to volatile silicones like cyclomethicones. It works well in face and body care applications as well as wipes, hair care, and sun care.

Lanette® SX is a cream base for cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions used for skin and hair care. It is self-emulsifying and anionic in nature, and is an alternative to stearate-based cream bases. It is composed of a mixture of cetylstearyl alcohol and an anionic emulsifier, and appears as white pellets with a faint intrinsic odor.

Glucopon® 420 UP is 100% derived from renewable resources. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has excellent gloss retention, little to no streaking, and excellent plastic compatibility. This product contains no biocide for preservation and is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Cetiol® Ultimate is the ultimate sensory solution for unique textures in skin care leave-on applications. This ultrafast-spreading emollient has a wide range of applications, ranging from ultra-thin oil-in-water formulations to clear sun protection formulations or smooth dry body oils. Thanks to its volatile properties, Cetiol® Ultimate makes products easy to apply, absorb quickly, and leave a smooth, dry feeling. This 100% renewable-based, volatile hydrocarbon is readily biodegradable and is approved by ECOCERT, COSMOS, and NATRUE.

Texapon® K-30 UP is an anionic surfactant that appears as a slightly yellow liquid to slightly pasty substance with a concentration of approximately 29%. It has the ability to generate a very high initial foam and does not contain any preservatives. It is commonly used in the formulation of shampoos, shower and bath preparations, and skin cleansers.

Eumulgin® SG is a strong anionic, oil-in-water emulsifier that is effective in very low concentrations. It is easy to disperse and compatible with commonly used raw materials and electrolytes, including water-soluble UV filters. It is highly flexible and can be mixed into the oil phase or water phase in hot or cold process formulations. It is derived from 100% natural, renewable feedstocks and approved by COSMOS, NATRUE and ECOCERT, making it the emulsifier of choice for natural skincare and cosmetics.

Emulgade® PL 68/50 is a very mild cream base having the same lamellar structure found in the skin’s lipids. Based on alkyl polyglucoside (APG), this emulsifier is perfectly suited for creamy lotions and gels in all skin care applications. In fact, many of the most effective solutions support the skin’s natural functions. Among consumers, gentle and nature-based skin care products are in demand, as they know that nature knows best. This product is derived from 100% natural and renewable feedstocks, does not contain preservatives, and is suitable for EO-free solutions. It is approved by COSMOS, NATRUE, ECOCERT, and BDIH.

Cetiol® C 5C is a fast-spreading emollient that is designed as a good alternative to volatile silicones like cyclomethicone with the same light, silky feel. Clear, colorless, and skin-friendly, it supports the incorporation of powders and enhances the solubility of crystalline UV filters. It is approved by COSMOS, NATURE, ECOCERT, BDIH, and NPA, and is biodegradable and 100% derived from natural, renewable feedstocks.

Cegesoft® PS 6 is a slow-spreading emollient that gives a luxurious, long-lasting feel on the skin. Its spreading properties are similar to those of paraffin oil and it is based on a special canola oil high in erucic acid and with a high content of oleic (omega-9) and linoleic (omega-6) acid. It is a clear, slightly yellow, and odorless oil.

Gluadin® Kera-P LM is suitable for hair care products that require effective repair and restructuring benefits. Gluadin® Kera-P LM consists of low-molecular-weight vegetable peptides obtained through the enzymatic hydrolysis of vegetable protein. It is capable of penetrating the hair shaft deeply. In particular, it is suitable for hair care products, which require effective repair and restructuring benefits.

Lamesoft® Balance by BASF is a biodegradable, efficient stabilizer for rinse-off products. It stabilizes wax dispersions in cleaning products for skin and hair. This product can be processed cold and is easy to formulate. It exhibits a structure-improving effect to stabilize wax-based opacifiers, even in low-viscosity formulations. This product offers an appealing, uniform rheology in the finished product. It prevents the aggregation of fine wax particles and reduces the sedimentation speed in surfactant systems, especially in micellar thickeners. It improves the foam-forming properties of body cleansing products and hair conditioning in shampoo formulations with cationic conditioning agents. Lamesoft® Balance makes the skin feel pleasant. It is suitable for formulations of natural cosmetic products according to the COSMOS and NATRUE standards.

Cetiol® CC is an innovative, fast-spreading, dry emollient that can significantly improve the sensory performance of the final formulation. Its ability to dissolve crystalline UV filters and disperse pigments makes it particularly suitable for sun care products. Cetiol® CC is also suitable for use in aerosols, as it effectively dissolves perfume and propellants, with applications specifically including body care, face care, antiperspirants/deodorants, baby care and sun care.