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AMPHISOL® K
INCI Name: Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
Applications: Skin Care, Bath & Shower, Color Cosmetics
Product Families: Emulsifiers, Solubilizers & Dispersants
Chemical Family: Phosphates, Phosphate Esters
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
AMPHISOL® K is an oil-in-water emulsifier designed to meet high stability needs of challenging and complex formulations like sunscreens or liquid foundations thereby contributing to a more pleasant skin feel. AMPHISOL® K is an anionic O/W emulsifier that works well with both polar and non-polar oils and stabilizes formulations with high amounts of UV filters and pigments. AMPHISOL® K is the gold standard emulsifier for challenging formulations. It provides high flexibility to formulate various types of products, from creams to sprays and mousses. This emulsifier has proven thermal and long-term stability and is stable over a broad pH range. Further, it can be used to increase SPF and the water-resistance of formulations.


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DSM Niacinamide PC
INCI Name: Niacinamide
Applications: Treatment Products, Skin Care, AP/Deo
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients, Sunscreen Agents, Skin Actives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
Labeling Claims: Preservative-free, Non-GMO, BSE-free
Benefit Claims: Skin Barrier, Barrier Function Improvement, Blue Light Protection
For flawless, resilient skin and a radiant complexion. Niacinamide PC (vitamin B3) is a special cosmetic proprietary grade supplied by DSM, which has a guaranteed low level of residual nicotinic acid to address any concerns about unpleasant skin sensations. Niacinamide PC is a building block in cosmetic formulations. Its main benefits include blemish care (blemish-free, shine-free, refined skin appearance), UV- and blue-light-stressed skin care (skin tone, damage caused by light), and enhanced functionality of the skin barrier. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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PARSOL® TX
INCI Name: Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide
Applications: Skin Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Baby Sunscreen
Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived, TSE-free
Benefit Claims: Good Transparency, Formula Stability, Blue Light Protection
The inorganic UV filter with best formulation compatibility. PARSOL® TX is an inorganic UVB filter providing a very good SPF performance as well as a significant contribution to UVA protection. It consists of a 100% rutile-type titanium dioxide (TiO2) core with a very tight double coating of silica and dimethicone. It is fully compliant with all global regulations, particularly the latest European update published as a SCCS Opinion of Titanium Dioxide. Furthermore, the product has been developed specifically for use with our PARSOL® 1789. It also offers high transparency in formulations, and is compatible with acrylate thickeners. PARSOL® TX is approved worldwide. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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STAY-C® 50
INCI Name: Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Applications: Skin Care, Hair Care, Treatment Products
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients, Skin Actives, Antioxidants & Preservatives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Acne Treatments
The all-round beauty solution for skin so beautiful it glows. STAY-C® 50 is a vitamin C derivative with superior stability in formulations compared to straight ascorbic acid. STAY-C® 50 is a powerful antioxidant and multi-talented active, addressing almost every skin care concern from acne to UV damage. STAY-C® 50 is an approved quasi-drug active ingredient for whitening products in Japan. 3D-skin-model and in-vivo studies have demonstrated its intense skin lightening activity. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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PARSOL® 1789
INCI Name: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
Applications: Baby Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Baby Sunscreen
Labeling Claims: TSE-free, Pesticide-free, Not Tested on Animals
Benefit Claims: Photostability, Photo-Aging Protection, Skin Protection
PARSOL® 1789 is a very strong and efficient UVA absorber for sunscreen and other skin care formulations. It enables broadband protection when combined with effective UVB filters and can also contribute to SPF. PARSOL® 1789 is an oil-soluble, white to pale yellow powder that must be completely solubilized in formulations. It works with a range of solubilizers including the UVB filters PARSOL® 340, PARSOL® EHS, PARSOL® MCX, and many emollients. PARSOL® 1789 should be photostabilized, for example with PARSOL® 340. This UV filter is approved worldwide.


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DSM ALPHA-ARBUTIN
INCI Name: Alpha-Arbutin
Applications: Skin Care, Color Cosmetics
Product Families: Skin Actives
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, CC Cream, BB Creams
Superior skin lightening enhancer for a perfect even skin tone. ALPHA-ARBUTIN is a superior skin lightening enhancer for a perfect even skin tone. It reduces the degree of skin tanning after UV exposure and helps to minimize the appearance of liver spots. In-vivo tests proved ALPHA-ARBUTIN is more effective at 1.0% than beta-arbutin and 9 times more effective than beta-arbutin in vitro. ALPHA-ARBUTIN is a pure, water-soluble, crystalline, white to off-white powder, produced using biotechnology. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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PARSOL® HS
INCI Name: Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
Applications: Baby Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Rheology Modifiers, Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Baby Sunscreen
A water soluble UVB-filter for dry touch and high SPF formulations. PARSOL® HS is a very effective UVB absorber for water-based sunscreen products like gels or sprays. It provides a strong SPF boost in combination with a wide range of sun filters. This off-white powder is soluble in water after neutralization and compatible with most cosmetic ingredients. It also shows good photostability. Because it leaves the skin feeling dry to the touch, PARSOL® HS is specifically recommended for light-feel day care products and sunscreens. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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HYA-ACT™ XS
INCI Name: Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients
End Uses: Rinse Off Products, Anti-Aging Products
Skin‘s elasticity improves in just 15 days with HYA-ACT™ XS. Our smallest microbiome-friendly hyaluronic acid form retains moisture from the inside, delivering a steady burst of intense hydration and plumping out fine wrinkles.


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HYA-ACT™ M
INCI Name: Sodium Hyaluronate
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients
End Uses: Rinse Off Products
HYA-ACT™ M (Medium Molecular Weight of 1.0–1.3 MDa), the medium molecular weight stays on the surface for a dewy look and provides immediate hydration and strengthens the skin barrier.


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DSM D-Biotin
INCI Name: Biotin
Applications: Nail Care, Sun Care, Hair Care
Product Families: Hair Actives
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Sunscreen Lotions & Sprays, Mascara
DSM D-Biotin (vitamin B7) improves the quality of keratin structures and hence has a positive effect on fine and brittle hair and nails. Although biotin gained its key reputation in hair-loss products, a combination of biotin and STAY-C® 50 (patent granted) also demonstrated significant synergies in skin care, where it reduced age spots and evened the skin tone. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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REGU®-FADE
INCI Name: Resveratrol
Applications: Skin Care, Sun Care
Product Families: Skin Actives
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Skin Toners, Skin Brightening Products
The most effective solution for noticeably brighter skin. REGU®-FADE is a nature-identical, pure trans-resveratrol that offers multifunctional, excellent skin lightening properties for radiant and youthful-looking skin. REGU®-FADE visibly brightens skin within two weeks. Gene expression studies have proved that REGU®-FADE reduces skin pigmentation via a multiple target mechanism. REGU®-FADE is an off-white to beige powder. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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BeauPlex® VH
INCI Name: Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Pyridoxine HCl, Niacinamide
Applications: Skin Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Skin Actives, Antioxidants & Preservatives, Conditioners & Emollients
End Uses: Hand Soap, Anti-Aging Products, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions
All-in-one vitamin compound for successful skin care products. Our BeauPlex® VH blend is an all-in-one vitamin compound containing vitamins B3, B5, B6, C and E - all vitamins which are known to have a beneficial and protective effect on the skin and the scalp, and to strengthen the hair. BeauPlex® VH consists of niacinamide, calcium D-pantothenate, sodium ascorbyl phospate (STAY-C® 50), dl-α-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E acetate), and pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) on the carriers maltodextrin, sodium starch octenylsuccinate and silica. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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HYA-ACT™ S
INCI Name: Sodium Hyaluronate
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients
End Uses: Rinse Off Products
HYA-ACT™ S is the hydration booster for thirsty skin. Also microbiome-friendly, its small molecules fortify skin’s natural barrier, locks in moisture and calm redness. Combined with HYA-ACT™ M, the possibilities are powerful in an in-vivo study, it delivered up to a 77% hydration boost.


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AMPHISOL® A
INCI Name: Cetyl Phosphate
Applications: Skin Care, AP/Deo, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Skin Actives, Emulsifiers, Solubilizers & Dispersants
Chemical Family: Phosphates, Phosphate Esters
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants, Sunscreen Lotions & Sprays
The robust emulsifier even at low pH. AMPHISOL® A is a non-neutralized oil-in-water anionic emulsifier. It facilitates formulation of homogeneous and very stable sun and skin care emulsions over a wide pH range. It is an excellent candidate for water-resistant sun care formulations. AMPHISOL® A is a white to beige, practically odorless powder. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Ascorbic Acid Fine Powder
INCI Name: Ascorbic Acid
Applications: Color Cosmetics, AP/Deo, Hand Hygiene
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients, Antioxidants & Preservatives, Vitamins & Derivatives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
DSM Ascorbic Acid Fine Powder - also known as L-ascorbic acid - is straight vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that protects skin from environmental damage. It reduces the appearance of age spots and supports a brighter, more radiant skin.. Ascorbic Acid is available in various granulometries. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Ascorbic Acid Ultra Fine Powder
INCI Name: Ascorbic Acid
Applications: Skin Care, AP/Deo, Hand Hygiene
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients, Antioxidants & Preservatives, Vitamins & Derivatives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
Ascorbic Acid Ultra Fine Powder - also known as L-ascorbic acid - is straight vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that protects skin from environmental damage. It reduces the appearance of age spots and supports a brighter, more radiant skin.. Ascorbic Acid is available in various granulometries. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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TILAMAR® Fix A1000
INCI Name: Acrylates Copolymer
Applications: Hair Care
Product Families: Film Formers
End Uses: Hair Styling Products, Hair Spray
Labeling Claims: VOC-free, TSE-free, Preservative-free
Benefit Claims: White Residue Reduction, Strong Hold, Formula Stability
Extra strong hold with natural feel. TILAMAR® Fix A1000 is a unique styling polymer that supports easy handling and has excellent spray qualities, thanks to its low solution viscosity. The product is perfectly compatible with all styling sprays, but performs especially well in aerosols. High Humidity Curl Retention tests and professional salon testing confirm that TILAMAR® Fix A1000 delivers outstanding performance for extra strong hold that surpasses technology benchmarks. It is non-sticky and it leaves hair feeling and looking natural. TILAMAR® Fix A1000 comes in the form of spherical beads. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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STIMU-TEX® AS
INCI Name: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Spent Grain Wax, Tocopherol
Applications: Skin Care, Treatment Products
Product Families: Skin Actives, Sensory Modifiers
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Rash & Anti Itch Creams, Night Creams
Labeling Claims: Organic, Natural, Naturally Derived
Benefit Claims: Cold Processable, Comforting, Calming
Immediate relief for sensitive & irritated skin. STIMU-TEX® AS is a unique mixture of high-quality spent grain wax, cold-processed argan oil, and shea butter that provides effective relief to sensitive and irritated skin within five minutes. STIMU-TEX® AS visibly reduces histamine-related symptoms like irritation and itching, providing people with a liberating feeling of ultimate skin comfort. STIMU-TEX® AS is a off-white to light yellow lipidic mass. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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PARSOL® 5000
INCI Name: 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor
Applications: Hair Care, Skin Care, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Stabilizers, Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Sunscreen Sprays, Sunscreen Lotions
A high performance UVB filter and efficient PARSOL® 1789 stabilizer. PARSOL® 5000 is a strong UVB absorber that helps increase SPF values significantly. This oil-soluble, off-white powder is compatible with most popular cosmetic ingredients. PARSOL® 5000 also serves as an effective photostabilizer for PARSOL® 1789. Good solubilizers for PARSOL® 5000 are the UVB filters PARSOL® MCX, PARSOL® HMS, PARSOL® EHS, and PARSOL® 340, as well as various oils. The product is approved in many countries worldwide. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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PARSOL® ZX
INCI Name: Zinc Oxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Applications: Color Cosmetics, Skin Care, Sun Care
Product Families: Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Sunscreen Lotions, Foundation
Labeling Claims: TSE-free, Pesticide-free, Not Tested on Animals
Benefit Claims: Photostability, Color Fixative, Photo-Aging Protection
Mineral fusion for broad protection. Mineral UV-filters like Zinc and Titanium Oxide are marketed today as Natural Sunscreens, a key consumer desire. Consumers are more familiar with Zinc Oxide as a UV filter than other ingredients. This familiarity correlates with higher consumer trust, a key advantage in today's world, where consumers want to understand €œwhat's inside€ their products.. PARSOL® ZX is a Zinc Oxide grade with a particle size distribution ensuring SPF and UVA best performance and blue light protection with optimized sensory. It can be used in a wide range of products from suncare to skincare and make-up. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Ascorbic Acid Fine Granular
INCI Name: Ascorbic Acid
Applications: AP/Deo, Bath & Shower, Skin Care
Product Families: Conditioners & Emollients, Antioxidants & Preservatives, Vitamins & Derivatives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
Ascorbic acid - also known as L-ascorbic acid - is straight vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that protects skin from environmental damage. It reduces the appearance of age spots and supports a brighter, more radiant skin.. Ascorbic Acid is available in various granulometries (see Product Data Sheet). For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM ALLANTOIN
INCI Name: Allantoin
Applications: AP/Deo, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Skin Actives, Other Functional Additives, Sensory Modifiers
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
ALLANTOIN improves skin moisture retention providing a smoothing effect. In addition, it is an effective anti-irritant and protecting agent for the skin, and is therefore an ideal addition to anti-aging products, to help minimize the appearance of aging and skin damage. Due to this multifunctionality, ALLANTOIN is broadly used in a wide range of beauty care application, including skin care, toiletries, sun care and hair care products. Allantoin is a white to off-white, practically odorless, crystalline powder. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
INCI Name: Pyridoxine HCl
Applications: Hair Care, Skin Care, Bath & Shower
Product Families: Hair Actives, Vitamins & Derivatives
End Uses: Anti-Dandruff Products, Face Creams & Lotions, Shampoos & Rinses
Vitamin B6 may stimulate the healthy-looking appearance of hair and contributes to the efficacy of anti-dandruff products. Topical vitamin B6 appears to reduce sebum levels and limit the area of oily spots. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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BEAUACTIVE®
INCI Name: Hydroxystearic Acid
Applications: Skin Care, AP/Deo, Hand Hygiene
Product Families: Skin Actives, Botanical Ingredients & Extracts
Chemical Family: Botanical Derivatives
End Uses: Hand Soap, Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants
Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived, TSE-free
Benefit Claims: Toning, Age & Dark Spot Reduction, Pore Refining
Corrects both conspicuous facial pores and age spots. BEAUACTIVE® is a potent hydroxystearic acid of high purity, which is manufactured using green technology. With its unique muti-target mode of action, BEAUACTIVE® visibly reduces the appearance of conspicious facial pores and age spots, giving skin a younger, improved appearance after the age of 30. BEAUACTIVE® is supplied as a white to off-white powder. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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REGU®-SLIM
INCI Name: Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract, Calcium Pantetheine Sulfonate, Cysteic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Carnitine, Caffeine
Applications: Other Beauty & Care, Color Cosmetics, Skin Care
Product Families: Skin Actives, Other Functional Additives
The ideal method to re-shape and smooth your body. REGU®-SLIM is a unique, patented multi-action body re-shaping and smoothing complex, for smoothing and tightening the skin. With its capacity, demonstrated in vitro and in vivo, to stimulate lipolysis and reduce the appearance of orange-peel skin, REGU®-SLIM is an innovative fat-cell burner and skin smoother. REGU®-SLIM is a fine, beige, light brown or roseate granulated powder. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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VALVANCE® Touch 250
INCI Name: Methicone
Applications: Color Cosmetics, AP/Deo, Sun Care
Product Families: Sensory Modifiers, Color & Effects
Chemical Family: Silica
End Uses: Body Balms, Creams & Lotions, Antiperspirants & Deodorants, Sunscreen Lotions & Sprays
The color booster. VALVANCE™ Touch 250 is a sensory modifier providing color boost and enhanced spreading for instant make-up. This powder consists of spherical silica particles coated with methicone. VALVANCE™ Touch 250 is suitable for various cosmetic formulations such as skin care, sun care, and make-up. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Folic acid
INCI Name: Folic Acid
Applications: Skin Care, Sun Care
Product Families: Skin Actives
End Uses: Face Creams & Lotions, Anti-Aging Products
Powers cell renewal and prevention of DNA damage. Folic acid (vitamin B9) is a powerful active in skin and sun care, with the ability to fight photoaging as well as general signs of aging. It slows premature skin aging by stimulating skin cells such as fibrobroblasts, while preventing DNA damage at the same time. Part of the QUALI® family of ingredients that meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, traceability, and sustainability, DSM Folic Acid is the ideal clean label addition to topical personal care solutions. For detailed regulatory or quality information, please contact the supplier.


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DSM Vitamin B12
INCI Name: Cyanocobalamin
Applications: Bath & Shower, Hair Care, Color Cosmetics
Product Families: Vitamins & Derivatives
End Uses: Cold Creams, Shampoos & Rinses, Body Wash & Cleanser
The biotech pink vitamin for sensitive and stressed skin. A naturally derived colorant skin care ingredient that relieves sensitive skin with a healthy looking skin. Consumer demand for clean, safe, and eco-conscious beauty care ingredients is set to accelerate. This new grade of vitamin B12 is produced through non-GMO bacterial fermentation, has a natural origin index of 68.7% and is Halal approved. As a popular cosmetic ingredient, the vitamin ingredient B12 will certainly give your products an on-trend pink hue. Our new studies show, it could help relieve fatigued and irritated skin, protect the skin barrier, and promote a more vibrant looking complexion.


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PARSOL® EHT
INCI Name: Ethylhexyl Triazone
Applications: Skin Care, Sun Care
Product Families: Sunscreen Agents
End Uses: After Sun Products
An organic UV-filter for minimal environmental impact and maximum UVB protection. PARSOL® EHT is the UV filter that delivers the highest UV-B absorption on the market. It comes in an oil-soluble, white to off white powder that must be solubilized in formulations, is photostable, and compatible with the main market UV solutions. PARSOL®EHT can be used to achieve a high SPF at low concentrations, so it has an attractive eco-profile that makes it ideal for developing high Eco-class formulations (DSM Sunscreen Optimizer™ 2.0 - now with Eco-profiling). And like all our UV filters, it’s backed by a comprehensive package of services, designed to keep you ahead in this market. To meet consumer expectations for sun care solutions that are good for skin and the planet, choose PARSOL®EHT.