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Glydant®
Glydant® is a preservative system that provides excellent bactericide and mild fungicide for product protection. This cost-effective, water soluble system can be easily incorporated into a broad number of personal care products and offers water-white/color stability, heat stability, and compatibility with anionic, nonionic and cationic systems.
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Features And Benefits
Summary
Cost-effective
Compatible with a broad range of personal care ingredients
Wide global recognition and acceptance
Trusted and well-regarded antibacterial
Mild antifungal protection
Regional Availability
North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Ingredient Claims
Non-GMO
End Use Claims
Anti-bacterial
Preservation
Regulatory Status
China Compliant
Certifications
Halal
Product Characteristics
Physical Form
Liquid
Odor
Low Characteristic
Formulation Conditions
Use Level
0.1-0.6%
Soluble in
Water
Application pH Range
2–10
Technical product information
Key Attributes
- Excellent antibacterial, mild antifungal
- Extremely cost-effective
- Has a wide range of global regulatory approval
- Formulation flexibility
- Water-white/color stability
- Compatibility with anionics, nonionics and cationics
- Heat stability
- Water solubility
Compositional Breakdown
Efficacy
Microbiological Challenge Studies
Studies were run using various concentrations of Glydant® 2000, a lower formaldehyde variant in the Glydant range, in a shampoo formulation to see efficacy on a mixed inoculum of bacteria and mixed fungi. All samples were inoculated at the beginning of the study, sampled at 24 hours, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days.
Protein Shampoo
Test Results
Challenge Test Data in a Protein Shampoo
Formulation Recommendations
- Wide pH range: 3–10
- Compatible with anionic, cationic and nonionic systems
- Add during cool down phase of process, where possible
- Short bursts of temperature are also acceptable, up to 80°C, in closed systems
Global Regulatory
Europe
- Approved under Annex V to Regulation EC/1223/2009
- Finished products containing DMDMH must be labeled with the warning “contains formaldehyde” if the (free) formaldehyde concentration exceeds 0.05%
- Maximum concentration 0.6% DMDMH
Japan
- Listed in the positive list
- The following warning must be labeled: “should not be used by infants or by people who are hypersensitive to formaldehyde.”
- Can be used at a level up to 0.3% DMDMH for rinse-off only
- Not permitted for oral care
United States
- Approved by CTFA for both rinse-off and leave-on applications; can be used at a level up to 0.6% DMDMH
General
- Not for use in oral and lip products
Glydant®
412 Mt. Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
United States
