Products

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.

Arlypon® TT combines the advantages of micellar and associative thickeners, such as universal suitability for common surfactant-based formulations and improved temperature stability, to ensure optimum viscosity for surfactant systems that present a thickening challenge. It is especially suitable for difficult-to-thicken ethersulfate-free or ethersulfate-poor systems.

BASF Vitamin A-Palmitate Care (1.7 Tocopherol) is a stabilized form of vitamin A-palmitate, suitable as an antioxidant for cosmetic oils, emulsions, and other preparations. The active is adjusted with pharmaceutical-grade sunflower seed oil or corn oil to create Vitamin A-Palmitate Care 1.0, which can help to improve signs of aging and the appearance of UV-damaged skin. This retinyl palmitate, all-trans-retinol palmitic acid ester is a viscous, yellow oil with a mild odor, which may contain some crystals at room temperature.

Pluronic® P 103 is a difunctional block copolymer surfactant that terminates in primary hydroxyl groups. It is a nonionic surfactant known for being 100% active and relatively nontoxic. Pluronic® P 103 exhibits excellent properties in terms of oil-in-water (o/w) emulsification and wetting. It finds application in various formulation types, including capsule suspensions, emulsion concentrates, emulsions (oil and water), microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, wettable granules, and oil dispersions.

BASF DL-alpha-Tocopherol Care is an active ingredient and antioxidant in skin and hair care preparations. It is supplied as a yellow to brown, viscous oil. Its applications include skin care, sun care, bath and body products, personal care, oral care, toothpaste, and mouthwash.

Cegesoft® C 24 is an emollient with medium spreadability suitable for a variety of skincare applications. It has a mean polarity with a mean molecular weight. Its applications include skin care, cleanser, sun care, hair care, hair color, bath and body products, personal care, men's body care, antiperspirants, and deodorants, face care, and self-tanning.

Glucopon® 215 UP is a short-chain APG sold as a liquid of 63.5% concentration. This mid-chain APG surfactant has moderate hydrotropic ability and high foam, providing good primary cleaning. It is 100% derived from renewable resources and is used as a mild degreaser and foaming/stabilizing surfactant that won't damage even floor finishes. It has excellent gloss retention and plastic compatibility, and contains no biocide for preservation. It is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List and is approved for direct release to the environment.

Pluriol® E 600 LS is a polyethylene glycol of molecular weight 600. It can have the consistancy of a milky white liquid or a semi-solid depending on the ambiant temperature. Pluriol® E 600 LS is heat stable and hygroscopic with a low vapor pressure.

Sokalan® CP 9 is a hydrophobically modified polyacrylate, available as an approximately 25% solids liquid. It has the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation as a result of its ability to disperse suspended solids. It boosts detergent effectiveness by overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Dehypound® Advanced is a 1% active (RTU) product in water that can outperform the performance of all-purpose cleaners commercially available. There is no need for any solvent or builder, as it performs well on its own. However, performance decreases when glycol ether solvents are used, so they should be avoided. The surfactant is mild for plastics. It is a non-ionic synergistic blend that is peroxide stable and ideal for carpet spot cleaners. It is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Luviskol® VA 73 E is a film-forming agent and fixative in hair care, particularly in aerosol sprays, pump sprays, liquid products, mousses, and gels. It is an easy-to-use aqueous solution that is compatible with carbomers and is particularly suitable for alcohol-free formulations, forming a clear solution in water.

Euperlan® PK 3000 AM is a cold-processable, pumpable pearlshine concentrate and amphoteric surfactant with a typical faint odor. It is a dispersion that is suited for the preparation of very dense and brilliant surfactant preparations. This product has a dry residue of 41 - 45%, a sodium chloride content of maximum 1.3%, and a pH value of 3.0 - 3.5 (10% sol).

Firmiderm® LS 9120 is a blend of plant extracts that are designed to provide tensing, firming, and astringent effects on the skin, making it an effective anti-aging solution. It is particularly useful in improving skin's firmness and elasticity. The product can be used in various skin care applications such as face architecture, and it is suitable for those looking for firming and elasticity benefits.

Luviskol® VA 73 W is a film-forming agent and fixative in hair care, particularly in aerosol sprays, pump sprays, liquid products, mousses, and gels. It is an easy-to-use aqueous solution that is compatible with carbomers and is particularly suitable for alcohol-free formulations, forming a clear solution in water.

Pluronic® 25R4 is a highly effective block copolymer surfactant with terminal secondary hydroxyl groups. It is specifically designed as an ethylene oxide and propylene oxide reverse block copolymer, providing unique properties for various applications. This surfactant acts as a dispersant, offering excellent associative thickening, dispersing, and wetting characteristics with minimal environmental impact.

Luviset® PUR is a hair setting polymer for low-VOC 55 hair sprays. This product is a clear to slightly turbid liquid. Due to its low viscosity, it is especially suitable for hair sprays with a high water content (VOC 55).

Nephydrat™ BC10061 is an extract of rambutan peel that helps to moisturize the skin, increase skin elasticity, and reduce wrinkle appearance to make the skin look visibly younger. BASF initiated the exploration of the rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) tree’s various cosmetic properties with the ambition to ensure the sustainable use of the resource and generate a positive impact on the supply chain's development.

Pluracare® L 1220 copolymer is a product resulting from the reaction between ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO). It is used as a solubilizer for flavors and fragrances in aqueous and hydro-alcoholic systems, such as mouthwashes. It enhances whitening efficacy and provides binding and retention to the tooth surface, as well as stain prevention benefits. This product is often combined with Pluracare® L 4370 to form anhydrous bases for personal care formulations, including toothpastes.

Eutanol® G 16 S is a slow spreading emollient that can be used in all types of cosmetic products. It is a clear, light-yellow oil with a neutral odor and is composed of ester of guerbet alcohol and fatty acids. This traditional emollient is perfect for modern cosmetic applications and provides a luxurious feel on the skin.

Kolliphor® ELP is a white to yellowish paste or cloudy liquid. It is a non-ionic solubilizer made by reacting castor oil with ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of 1:35. This is followed by a purification process. Kolliphor® ELP forms clear solutions in water and also dissolves in a wide range of organic solvents, such as ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, toluene and xylene.

Luviquat® FC 550 is a water-based quaternary compound comprising 40% polyquaternium-16, known for its strong conditioning ability and compatibility with anionic components. It is used as a substantive cationic compound in hair and skin care preparations, primarily for conditioning and styling purposes.

Dermican® SPB LS 9837 is a synthetic tetrapeptide that helps counteract this by improving skin’s natural firmness and thickness for a comprehensive anti-aging effect. As people age, they tend to lose the skin’s ability to synthesize collagen decreases, resulting in thinner, frailer skin. Dermican® SPB LS 9837 helps with counteracting this process.

Plurafac® LF 403 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols alkoxylated with higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. Its most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming, making it an excellent choice for controlling foam, particularly when used in combination with Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C.

Dehymuls® PGPH is used as a water-in-oil emulsifier for the preparation of low-viscous water-in-oil emulsions. In combination with Lameform® TGI and/or Monomuls® 90-O 18, W/O creams can be formulated that contain greater fractions of high molecular oils, e.g., vegetable oils. It is a yellow, turbid, opaque, and viscous liquid with a slightly fatty characteristic odor. Dehymuls® PGPH is flexible in use with ethanol and emollients, independent of emollients, and cold-processable.

Lutensol® XL 40 is available as a 100% active product and is suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling and degreasing agent. The level of residual alcohol is comparatively very low when compared to regular alcohol ethoxylates with the same degree of ethoxylation. It has a HLB value of 10.5 and is listed on the Safer Choice label. The final surfactant choice will be dependent on the formulation.

Pluronic® N3 is a 100% active product suitable for low temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It provides excellent defoaming and wetting, with a low foaming surfactant and a cloud point of 28°C. It has very good synergy with Plurafac SLF 180 when used as a rinse aid in a low temperature dishwashing machine and is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Final surfactant choice is formulation dependent.

Plantapon® PSC Benz is a mild surfactant with very good foaming properties. It is a mixture of C8-16 fatty alcohol glucoside, disodium C12-18 alkyl sulfosuccinate, and glycerin. The product appears as a clear, slightly yellowish liquid with a characteristic odor.

Lutropur® MSA is a high-purity, readily biodegradable, and less corrosive strong acid with a low vapor pressure and a high dissolving capacity on many scales. Lutropur® MSA has synergy with certain acids and also with Trilon® M (a chelating agent) on many scales. It is an excellent product for removing dye or pigment-type soils. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Euperlan® PK 771 is a dispersion of pearlizing agents and a fatty alcohol ether sulfate. It is miscible with all anionic surfactants and most detergent raw materials. It is suitable for the production of emulsion-type cosmetic preparations with a pearly gloss, such as shampoos and bubble baths. Due to its large fraction of brightening substances, Euperlan® PK 771 is particularly suitable for bubble bath creams as both a pearlescent agent and a refatting component.

Plurafac® S 505 LF is a low-foaming surfactant composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylates with a cloud point of 47°C. The final choice of surfactant depends on the formulation and cleaning process temperature. It provides excellent wetting and low foaming, making it suitable for rinse aid applications.

Gluadin® Soy Benz is a hydrolized soy protein suitable for skin and hair care cosmetics, such as conditioners, hair balms, and shampoos. It appears as a yellow liquid with a characteristic inherent odor. This vegetable derived protein is composed of soy protein hydrolysate.

Cetiol® 868 is a medium-spreading emollient that is suitable for a wide range of cosmetic applications. This ingredient appears as a clear, slightly yellowish oil and is primarily composed of ethylhexyl stearate. It is a versatile ingredient that can be used in various product categories, including after-sun formulations, baby care and cleansing products, body care, color care, face care, face cleansing, personal care wipes, self-tanning products, and sun protection formulations.

Plantapon® AF is a surfactant composition blend that is ideal for use in the preparation of bath and shower oils, as well as water-free body cleansing products. This ingredient has lipid layer enhancing properties. Plantapon® AF provides a range of benefits for skin care, including moisturization, particularly appealing for those with sensitive skin.

Lutensol® XP 40 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is a cloudy liquid at room temperature and tends to form sediment. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.

Lupasol® P is a polyethylene imine that finds use in a variety of applications. It is used as an adhesion promoter in printing inks, adhesives, and car tires; for the complexation of heavy metal ions; in plastics modification; pigment manufacture; and for the immobilization of proteins on inorganic materials. Additionally, Lupasol® P is employed as an antistripping agent, emulsifier, surface modifier, binder, additive, and dispersant.

Lutensol® XP 89 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is an alkyl polyethylene glycol ether based on C10-guerbet alcohol and ethylene oxide and is a clear liquid at room temperature. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.