Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Carrier
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Benefits
- Fast hair penetration and adhesion
- Increased water content in hair
- Micelle formation at low concentrations
- Excellent emulsification/dispersion capacity
- Emulsifies cold process systems
- Improves skin elasticity
- Improved skin penetration
- Skin Hydration and Damage Repair
Recovers break strength and thickness of damaged hair
- Damaged hair immersed 1 min in solution and dried
- All hair tested for tensile strength at break
Improves resilience and smoothness of damaged hair
- Damaged hair immersed in Pellicer L-30 solution (0.1% solid content) for 1 min; towel/air dried
- Day 1 at room temperature, brushed 100 strokes
- Skin damaged by application of 33% potassium cocoate solution for 1 hr
- Solution of 0.1% Pellicer solid applied to forearm, twice a day – TEWL and water content measured
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Personal Hygiene Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Application pH Range
- 4 - 10
- Use Level
- 0.03 - 0.3%
- Applications
- Hair care (i.e. Shampoos, conditioners, lotions, styling and setting agents)
- Perming and/or coloring agents
- Pre- and post-perming and/or coloring treatments
- Skin Care & Toiletries
- Emulsions (ie. Lotions, creams)
- Surfactant Systems (ie. Hand soaps)
- Formulation Guidelines
- Add to water phase
- Cold or hot process
- Apply high shear for ~5-7 minutes
- Recommended pH for emulsification: 4-10
Properties
- Physical Form
- Odor
- Characteristic
- Appearance
- Colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Typical Properties
- Composition
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| pH | 6 - 8 | — | — |
| Surfactant Active Content | 27 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Butylene Glycol | 6 | % | — |
| Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine | 27 | % | — |
| Water | 67 | % | — |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compatibility
- No known incompatibilities
- Compatible with:
Pigments
Acrylate thickeners (carbomers)
Natural gums
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
Store product in a cool, dry conditions (15- 25°C), away from light, in well-sealed containers.