Kerabase™ MB is a plant-based hair conditioning chassis system. It is a total conditioning base, equipped with 2 high-performing conditioning agents, fatty alcohol for structuring, a chelating agent, and neutralizing agent.

INCI Name: Aspartic Acid, Brassica Alcohol, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, EDTA, Polyester-11

Functions: Chelating Agent, Conditioner, Emollient

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin, Non-Animal Origin, Plant Origin

Labeling Claims: Bio-based, Biodegradable, Cruelty-Free, Halal, Kosher, Natural, Naturally Derived, Plant-Based, Quat-free, Vegan

Certifications & Compliance: Halal, Kosher, RSPO MassBalance Certified, USDA Certified

Benefit Claims: Aesthethic Enhancement, Conditioning, Emolliency, Gloss

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Identification & Functionality

Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
Primary Feedstocks
  • Brassica
  • Palm
  • Coconut
  • Petrochemical

Features & Benefits

Product Features & Benefits
  • Conditioning performance & hair shine
  • Combability and detangling performance
  • Quat-free conditioning
  • Superior performance to CTAC
  • For streamlined manufacturing
  • Pre-neutralized
  • Natural-derived from Brassica Napus
  • Temporary Cationic Charge (only charged between pH 3.5-6.5) results in no toxicity to aquatic life
  • Poses no irritation potential for users
  • Readily biodegradable at end of life

Applications & Uses

Use Level
6 - 15%
Product Applications
  • Hair Conditioner
  • Hair Treatments
  • Hair Styling
  • Skincare
  • Body Care
Instruction for Use

Add to water phase and heat to 80°C with mixing until homogenous.

Properties

Physical Form
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Biobased Content95.0%
Natural Origin Index0.9
Fatty Acid Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Stearoyl (C18)approx. 34 - 40%
Arachidoyl (C20)approx. 6 - 14%
Behenoyl (C22)approx. 45 - 50%

Regulatory & Compliance

Chemical Inventories
Standards & Certifications
  • USDA Certified Biobased Content
  • Biodegradable
  • Vegan & Cruelty-free
  • Halal Certified
  • RSPO Mass Balanced Certified
  • Kosher Compliant

Technical Details & Test Data

Science Behind
  • Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine is an amidoamine with a unique C18 - C22 fatty acyl composition.
  • The amine functionality is cationically charged below pH 6.5. The cationic group binds to anionically charged hair fibers. The C18 - C22 tail group provides lubricity and conditioning benefits.
  • In emulsions, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine forms lamellar liquid crystals (LLCs) when combined with fatty alcohol. These structures can stabilize high oil loads and provide a soft, powdery and non-greasy feel.
  • Polyester-11 is a polyesteramine.
  • This chemistry provides hair conditioning through multiple mechanisms:
  1. Non-quat cationic sites are attracted to anionically charged hair fibers
  2. Ester linkages provide secondary attractive forces to hair fibers
  3. Alkyl group provides a protective, conditioning layer once bound to hair
  • The combined effects result in emolliency and gloss characteristic of an ester and adhesion properties comparable to traditional amines.