Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: Softening

Myritol® PGDC offers several benefits: sensory enhancement, improved spreadability, skin protection, softening, moisturizing, lubrication, conditioning, and emollience. It serves various personal care applications within the beauty, skincare, and personal hygiene sectors, including skin care products such as balms, creams, lotions, masks, rinse-offs, and wipes. In terms of skin care applications, it can be used for body balms, body creams, body lotions, and facial masks, as well as wipes for tissues and towels, including wet wipes.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 E finds application in a range of contexts, delivering notable conditioning and softening attributes. As a cationic surfactant, it's employed in formulations like hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Categorized within the chemical group of quaternary ammonium compounds, its primary function revolves around enhancing the skin's feel. Furthermore, it's worth mentioning that this product is sulfate-free.

STEPAN-MILD® L3 is a multi-functional ingredient with various roles, including viscosity building, foam boosting, emulsification, and emollience. It's a valuable addition to formulations like shampoo, body wash, liquid soap, bubble bath, facial cleanser, and cream or lotion. Moreover, it aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's standards and is listed on cleangredients.

AMMONYX® 4B is a substantive ammonium quaternary used in applications such as hair conditioners, rinses, mousses, creams, and lotions. It fulfills the functions of enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. It finds relevance in the personal care and industrial product markets.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 is a cationic surfactant with its primary application in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions encompass enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. Its presence spans across the home care, industrial products, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care markets. It's worth noting that the product is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

STEPAN-MILD® SL3-BA is a 30% active disodium salt of a 3-mole ethoxylated lauryl sulfosuccinate. It stands as a mild cleansing agent that finds its way into shampoos, hand soaps, baby shampoos, bubble baths, cleansing products, creams, lotions, and even the manufacture of latexes.

STEPAN-MILD® L3-G/MB is a viscosity builder, foam booster, emulsifier, and emollient that can be used in a variety of personal care formulations, including shampoo, body wash, liquid soap, bubble bath, facial cleanser, and cream and lotion formulations. This rspo mass balance-certified ingredient is best suited for use in european formulations.

STEPANTEX® DC 90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary that offers commendable softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. As a liquid cationic surfactant, it is particularly well-suited for creating formulations of fabric softeners intended for both household and industrial use. It falls within the chemical group of dialkyl quaternary esters and functions as a textile antistatic agent. Notably, this product is kosher-certified, can be cold-mixed, and does not necessitate heating during the formulation process.

AMMONYX® 4 operates as a substantive cationic quaternary, commonly employed in conditioners, cream rinses, mousses, and lotions. Its primary functions are enhancing skin feel and serving as a textile antistatic agent. It finds applications in 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling, and hair and scalp treatments. Its presence spans across the industrial products and personal care markets.

AMMONYX® CETAC serves as a cationic surfactant employed in hair conditioners, skin creams, and lotions to deliver conditioning and softening benefits. It is also multifunctional, working as a skin-feel enhancer, textile antistatic agent, and adjuvant. Its applications span a wide range, including 2-in-1 shampoo, automatic dishwashing detergents, body wash, creams and lotions, dairy cleaners, degreasers, detanglers, and more. Notably, it is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

Silsense® Q-Plus Silicone is a 100% active, quaternary silicone compound that combines the conditioning benefits of traditional silicones and cationic quaternary compounds in a single molecule. SilSense Q-Plus silicone will add conditioning benefits to personal care products without the stability concerns that may be present with silicones or the irritancy that is often associated with quaternary ammonium compounds. Unlike traditional silicones, this silicone quarternary compound does not defoam and can even enhance foaming when used in hair care products. It is water-soluble, lending to enhanced ease-of-use in a wide range of shampoos, conditioners, and personal cleansers.

Schercemol™ 105 ester is an excellent emollient used in sun care applications to reduce greasiness and as a solvent for solid UV absorbers. It provides a soft skin feel, high spreadability, and high slip, making it suitable for light creams and lotions and as a replacement for cyclomethicone in various formulations.

Schercodine™ S (Flaked) amido-amine is a cationic surfactant. It is an effective conditioner in hair and skin care products. It is a flaked, solid tertiary amine. It is used in pH 3.4–4.4 formulations as a quaternary ammonium salt as a conditioner. It is used to replace quaternary cationic surfactants in rinse-off conditioners. It provides excellent wet combing and wet sensory common protonating acids are lactic, aspartic, citric, and glutamic acids.

Xpertmoist® molecular film is a molecular film that contains powerful moisturizing and regenerating cosmetic active ingredients to give the skin a feeling of comfort, even in extreme conditions. Its occlusive delivery system has a large area of contact with the skin and promotes the penetration of cosmetic active ingredients to help reduce transepidermal water loss, increase skin hydration, and improve skin roughness. For face and body care. Naturality according to ISO 16128: 98.38% natural origin content.

Merquat™ 7SPR polymer is a high molecular weight, non-paraben, low-acrylamide, cationic copolymer specifically designed for compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is used to improve the wet and dry properties of hair care products and enhance the sensory feel of bath and shower products.

Delisens™ peptide solution is a hexapeptide specifically formulated for sensitive skin and effectively addresses common issues associated with sensitivity. It provides relief from discomfort by alleviating tingling and itching sensations. Moreover, it aids in the recovery of the skin's barrier function, promoting its integrity. By increasing hydration levels, it helps prevent skin flaking and restores suppleness and softness to the skin, promoting a healthier and more comfortable complexion.

BELSIL® eco GB 1020 is a blend of low-viscosity dimethicones and a high-molecular-weight dimethiconol. This unique composition combines the beneficial properties of both low-viscosity fluids and the extremely high-viscosity dimethiconol. The excellent spreading ability of the low-viscosity dimethicones ensures an effective distribution of the high-viscosity conditioning agent, dimethiconol. Moreover, BELSIL® eco GB 1020 is derived from renewable raw materials and is certified according to the "TÜV NORD Standard REDcert²."

BELSIL® DMC 6031 is a copolymer of polydimethylsiloxane and organic glycol. It acts as a resin plasticizer in hair fixative compositions, reducing brittleness and flaking. In shampoos and shower gels, it stabilizes foam, provides mild conditioning, and promotes clarity. In creams and lotions, it acts as a co-emulsifier, improving emulsification, skin feel, and product stability.

BELSIL® DM 1000 is a linear, non-reactive, unmodified polydimethylsiloxane. It is known for its low surface tension and high spreading coefficient. Dimethicones, like BELSIL® DM 1000, have a flexible polymer backbone that enables them to have high permeability to gasses such as water vapor and oxygen. This property allows the skin to breathe and maintain its natural respiration.

BELSIL® DM 300000 is a linear, non-reactive, unmodified polydimethylsiloxane. It is a dimethicone with a high viscosity of 300000 mm²/s. It is characterized by low surface tension and a high spreading coefficient. Thanks to its flexible polymer backbone, this dimethicone exhibits high permeability to gasses such as water vapor and oxygen, allowing the skin to respire and maintain a healthy environment.

BELSIL® DM 1000000 is a linear, non-reactive, unmodified polydimethylsiloxane. It is a dimethicone with a high viscosity of 1000000 mm²/s. It exhibits low surface tension and a high spreading coefficient. Its flexible polymer backbone grants it high permeability to gasses such as water vapor and oxygen. This permeability enables the skin to respire.

BELSIL® DM 350 is a linear, non-reactive, unmodified polydimethylsiloxane. It is known for its low surface tension and high spreading coefficient. Thanks to their flexible polymer backbone, dimethicones such as DM 350 exhibit high permeability to gasses like water vapor and oxygen, allowing the skin to respire.

HyaCare® a biosynthetic, non-animal derived hyaluronic acid is available. HyaCare® is based on a unique production method by fermentation of a novel strain, Bacillus subtilis. In contrast to the commonly used strain Streptococcus equi, Bacillus subtilis is a safe and non-pathogenic host as. The compatibility and tissue-friendliness of hyaluronic acid allows it to be used in skin care products as an excellent moisturizer. It is one of the most hydrophilic molecules in nature and can be described as "Nature's moisturizer". This makes it an attractive active ingredient for various skin care applications.

Hyalurosmooth® LS 8998 is extracted from the Indian Cassia angustifolia. Hyalurosmooth® concentrates all the benefits of a mindful lifestyle to cope with the unavoidable effects of stress. With an intense wave of hydration, Hyalurosmooth® helps the skin recover its natural balance and radiance for a perceivably smoother and softer feel. This botanical alternative to hyaluronic acid gives a silky complexion within minutes and keeps skin hydrated for 24 hours.

Salcare® SC 60 is designed for use in a range of applications in the cosmetic industry, specifically facial cleansers, liquid hand soaps, liquid shower soaps, hair shampoos, and hair conditioners. It is a highly substantive aqueous cationic polymer for use in skin and hair care formulations, with a typical application level in a conditioning shampoo of around 0.1% of the product as supplied. This product is supplied in white free-flowing beads and functions as a conditioner, detangler, softener, and good spreading agent.

Neurobiox® BC10097 is a natural active that has extraordinary effects on the skin. By using it, the imperfections appear to be erased, wrinkles and pores look reduced, and the skin is left feeling velvety soft. It was developed by the beauty care solutions team in response to the consumer's quest for radiance and a desire to blur skin imperfections. Neurobiox® also enhances the appearance of skin luminosity and can be used for any global anti-aging product.

Irwinol® LS 9890 is derived from the wax of the bush mango. Irwinol® is a botanical butter made mainly of triglycerides of saturated fatty acids. It forms a substantive protective film on skin that softens the skin, causing it to feel repaired immediately after application without any oily feeling.

SanSurf® Shea Butter PF is an opaque liquid that is up to 35% shea butter and silicone in a pourable, water-dispersible form. It delivers the skin-softening benefits of shea butter in an easy-to-disperse form, providing long-term moisturizing benefits for soft, hydrated skin. Its nanodispersion from ultra-high shear processing improves texture and ease of formulation.

Sanicapyl® is a natural complex made with an extract of Piper nigrum berries (black pepper) titrated in piperine, an extract of Inga alba bark, and sodium lauryl lactylate. It has soothing anti-irritation properties and provides a purifying cleanse to the skin that helps in the recovery of damaged skin. Additionally, it is suitable for all hair types and improves the appearance of hair radiance and sensorial properties.

Hibiscin® HP LS 9198 helps bring dry or damaged hair back to a healthy-looking state. Its protective and repairing properties soften and condition the hair, improving its feel for smoother and more manageable hair. It provides moisturization and suppleness, making it ideal for body care products.

Cosmedia® A 91 is a thickening, stabilizing, and easy-to-use emulsifying polymer and rheology modifier. Its nice sensorial profile possesses gelling, spreading, moisturizing, stabilizing, softening, and opacifying properties. It is used in cosmetic bases, hand and body lotions, suntan lotions, foundations, and makeup removers.

Almondermin® LS 3380 is a complex of high-molecular-weight heteropolysaccharides from almond, marshmallow, and flax. It moisturizes the skin and supports elasticity, forming a protective film on hair that conditions and protects damaged hair. This makes it an excellent defense for dry, colored, or permed hair.

Lamesoft® PO 65 is preferably used as a lipid layer enhancer for the production of surfactant cleansing preparations. On account of its viscosity-increasing properties, Lamesoft® PO 65 contributes to the viscosity formation in cosmetic cleansing preparations such as shower gels, foam baths, shampoos, and baby products.

SanSurf® Cocoa Butter Plus PF is an opaque cream that is up to 35% cocoa butter in a mixable, water-dispersible form. It delivers the skin-softening benefits of cocoa butter in an easy-to-disperse form, providing long-term moisturization for soft, hydrated skin. Its nanodispersion from ultra-high shear processing improves texture and ease of formulation.

Lipofructyl® Argan LS 9779 is made from one of the traditional beauty secrets of Moroccan women, argan oil. With the help of a 100% female cooperative network, the argan oil used in this product is collected in a way that helps preserve the Argania forest and improve the social status of Moroccan women. Lipofructyl® is a precious oil that is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and natural tocopherols that are nourishing, regenerating, and protective. When applied to the skin, argan oil spreads easily and penetrates rapidly without giving an oily or shiny effect, leaving an extraordinary softness and sensory skin feel.

Lipofructyl™ Cyperus LS 9892 is derived from the oil obtained by cold pressing the dried tubers of Cyperus esculentus or "tigernut". This universal oil is useful in a wide range of skin and hair care products. It improves the shine and ease of combing in hair, and its moisturizing properties give skin comfort and softness.