Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: Hair Styling Products

Luviskol® VA 64 Powder is a film-forming agent and fixative in hair care, particularly in aerosol sprays, pump sprays, liquid products, mousses, and gels. This white powder is made into an easy-to-use aqueous solution that is compatible with carbomers. It is particularly suitable for alcohol-free formulations, forming a clear solution in water.

Luviskol® VA 64 W is a versatile cosmetic ingredient that can be used in a variety of hair care products, including hair styling sprays, creams, gels, colorants, and treatment products. Its film-forming and fixative properties make it ideal for creating long-lasting hairstyles. Luviskol® VA 64 W is also useful in hair color and treatment products, where it can enhance their efficacy. This 50% solution of a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylacetate in water is available in liquid form, making it easy to incorporate into formulations. It is also easy to use and compatible with other cosmetic ingredients. Overall, Luviskol® VA 64 W is a highly effective ingredient that can help create high-performance hair care products.

Cetiol® SoftFeel is the newest soft-solid emollient developed by BASF Care Creations®. It is made from 100% renewable ingredients and is 100% naturally derived, according to ISO 16128. The versatile ingredient helps to moisturize and leave a soft feeling on the skin. For hair care applications, Cetiol® SoftFeel helps improve the wet and dry combability. It gently manages the frizz of curly hair without weighing it down and offers nourishment to damaged, coily hair. It can also act as a clean alternative to petroleum-based petrolatum, as the ingredients have very similar sensory and occlusivity properties. Cetiol® SoftFeel is applicable in a variety of beauty and personal care applications.

Luviset® Clear AT 3 is the perfect solution in the complex world of modern hair styling. Due to its non-ionic nature, it has broad compatibility with other raw materials, making it flexible enough to be used in many different and innovative styling products.

Dehyquart® GUAR TC is a conditioning agent suitable for all kinds of transparent to clear rinse-off formulations, such as transparent volume shampoos, especially when used in combination with Plantasil® Micro. It is a transparent clear cationic guar quality that provides good conditioning performance for transparent cleansing systems, significantly improved wet and dry combability, a positive influence on anti hair-breakage, a soft skin feel, and a quality improvement of foam.

Luviquat® PQ 11 AT 1 acts as a setting polymer and conditioning agent. It is a substantive cationic copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and quaternized vinylimidazole (QVI). Luviquat® PQ 11 AT 1 finds application in formulating conditioners, shampoos, shower and bath products, and hair styling aids (perms, bleaches, and colorants).

Cetiol® SB 45 is based on the semisolid fat of the shea nut. Skin care products with a rich feel have a special, nurturing appeal. Cetiol® SB 45 gives sunscreens and body butters a luxurious and exotic touch. The natural emollient has the added benefit of supporting sunscreening effects due to its high content of unsaponifiable matter. It is perfect for baby skin care as well as moisturizing and anti-aging products.

Luviset® Clear E is a versatile cosmetic ingredient used in hair care and color cosmetic applications. It provides numerous benefits, such as film-forming, hair fixative, curl retention, and color fixative. It also offers ease of styling, humidity-defying, and non-tacky properties. Additionally, it is compatible with other ingredients and non-sticky.

Verdessence™ Glucomannan (formerly known as Hydagen® Clean), obtained from the tuber of the Konjac plant, is a natural, cold-processable rheology modifier that enables you to create verified eco-friendly formulations. It is suitable for aqueous systems like gels, fluids, and serums as well as novel formats such as patches, jellies, and peel-off formulations.

BASF Gluadin Almond Benz is a hydrolized sweet almond protein having a characteristic inherent odor. This product is suitable for various cosmetic emulsions and surfactant preparations, including baby care and cleansing, body care, face cleansing, hair coloring, shower/bath products, styling, etc.

Luviskol® K 17 Powder is a styling agent suitable for hair gels, hair creams, mousses, pump sprays, and liquid hair styling preparations. It is soluble in water, ethanol, and isopropanol and is used in cosmetics for various applications, mainly as film formers but also as thickeners.

Ultrahold® Power is a versatile and user-friendly anionic hairspray styling polymer that can be used with all propellant types and VOC levels. It can be combined with other styling polymers, including anionic, non-ionic, and cationic, to create a wide range of styling formats such as sprays, creams, and clear gels. With its excellent setting and curl retention, Ultrahold® Power meets market standards and offers protection against heat styling appliances and UV-induced hair damage for both virgin and dyed hair. The polymer also imparts a glossy finish to the hair. The product is an all-around solution for hair care and styling needs.

Salcare® Super 7 AT 1 is a highly concentrated cationic aqueous solution of a diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and acrylamide copolymer. It is supplied as a clear, colorless to pale yellow, viscous liquid. This product is recommended for use in skin and hair care formulations.

Luviquat® HM 552 is a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and quaternized vinylimidazole (QVI) with a range of charge densities in aqueous solution. It functions as a conditioning agent for cosmetic applications such as conditioners, styling products, hair coloring, and body lotions.

Purisoft® PW LS 9836 is a peptide obtained by extraction of the seeds of Moringa oleifera, an African tree known as the "miracle tree". By combining the capacity to support the skin’s resistance to environmental stress and forming a protective film on the skin that facilitates the removal of micro-particles, Purisoft® is the gateway to miraculously clean skin.

Luviquat® Hold AT 3 is a quaternized copolymer for hair and skin care. It is an aqueous solution of cationic polymers of different charge densities and different degrees of setting and conditioning. This product is a clear to slightly turbid, yellowish, viscous liquid with a slight characteristic odor.

Cremophor® RH 410 is a nonionic multipurpose solubilizer and emulsifying agent that is used to solubilize ethereal oils, perfume compositions, vitamins, and hydrophobic active substances in aqueous-alcoholic and purely aqueous solutions. The finished preparations are particularly stable. This product shows little tendency to foam, which is particularly important for solutions in aqueous ethanol. Further foam suppression can be obtained by adding a small amount of defoamer.

Tinogard® Q is an excited state light quencher used to protect personal care products from degradation caused by exposure to UV radiation in transparent packaging. It is complementary to UV light absorber, allowing for a highly cost-effective UV light stabilizer system. It is applied in body wash, face wash, liquid hand soap, skin care, shampoo, hair conditioner, and fragrances.

Nutrilan® Keratin W PP acts as a protective and caring substance for the skin, while also being a hair-identical protein hydrolysate that fortifies the hair shaft and enhances its strength and elasticity. This active is ideal for use in hair care, skin care, and body care applications. Nutrilan® Keratin W PP revitalizes the hair's natural protective layer by providing targeted support. Known for its ability to rebuild tensile strength, restore elasticity, and reduce breakage, keratin protein is a valuable ingredient for maintaining healthy hair.

Gluadin® R Benz is an amber, low-viscous liquid with a characteristic inherent odor. It is a rice protein hydrolysate, suitable as a care additive for the application in personal care products, such as mild surfactant preparations, skin, and hair care products.

Gluadin® W 40 BP is a hydrolyzed wheat protein that adheres to the surface of the hair to protect and improve its condition. It is suitable as a care additive for personal care products, such as mild surfactant preparations, skin and hair care products. It is an amber liquid with a characteristic inherent odor, a dry substance content of 40.0-44.0%, a total nitrogen content of 5.2-6.5%, and an ash content of not more than 1.5%.

Tinogard® TT is a phenolic antioxidant used to stabilize oxidant-sensitive cosmetic formulations and ingredients. It protects fragrances, oils, fats, and other oxygen-sensitive ingredients from degradation during processing, handling, and storage, thus preserving product performance and providing a long shelf life.

Gluadin® WLM Benz is a powerful ingredient for use in hair care products that can help to address some of the challenges of modern lifestyles. This ingredient has been specifically designed to penetrate deeply into the hair fiber, providing strength, repair, and protection from within. Clinical studies have demonstrated that Gluadin® WLM Benz can reduce breakage by more than 80%, making it an effective solution for those seeking to improve the health and appearance of their hair.

Luviskol® K90 AT 1 20% Solution is an aqueous solution of a vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer that is suitable for use in cosmetic and industrial applications. It is a clear, colorless to slightly yellowish liquid. This solution has applications in several areas, including hair care, treatment, styling products, and hair color.

Luviquat® FC 370 is a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized vinylimidazole. It is a substantive cationic compound that is used as a conditioning and setting polymer. Luviquat® FC 370 is used in hair and skin care preparations as a conditioning agent and styling product.

Pluracare® E 400 NF is polyethylene glycol (PEG), a polymer of ethylene oxide. It acts mainly as a solvent and solubilizer for a vast number of substances that are only sparingly soluble in water, e.g., essential oils and active ingredients. It also upports rheology (viscosity increase, dimensional stability of toothpaste) by improving body and foam texture/mouthfeel, supports shine and a glossy surface of toothpaste/gel and acts as a humectant.

Pluracare® E 600 NF PEG-FLEX has guaranteed low 1,4-dioxane levels to support formulators in meeting new regulatory limits. Pluracare® E 600 NF PEG-FLEX is a homopolymer of ethylene oxide and is especially suited for the demands of the cosmetics industry. It is a water-soluble polyether alcohol that can be employed as a solubilizer and viscosity control agent in a variety of applications.

Luviskol® VA 37 E is a film-forming agent and fixative used in hair care, particularly in aerosol sprays, pump sprays, liquid products, mousse, and gels. It is an easy-to-use aqueous solution that is compatible with carbomers, and is particularly suitable for alcohol-free formulations, forming a clear solution in water. This product has a K-Value (1% in ethanol) of 28.0-36.0, a solids content of 48.0-52.0%, and a water content of max. 0.50%.

Cremophor® RH 40 is a nonionic multipurpose solubilizer and emulsifying agent that can be used to solubilize ethereal oils, perfume compositions, vitamins, and hydrophobic active substances in aqueous-alcoholic and purely aqueous solutions. It is composed of hydrogenated castor oil with approximately 40 moles of ethylene oxide. Cremophor® RH 40 appears as a white paste with a faint odor.

Luviskol® K 30 Super Solution acts as a setting polymer and film former. It is an aqueous solution of a homopolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. Moreover, it offers adhesive properties and is ideal for use in water-based applications where a high degree of clarity is required in the finished product, such as gels. Luviskol® K 30 Super Solution finds application in formulating hair styling aids like gels, hair mousses, and pump sprays.

Cremophor® RH 60 is a hydrogenated castor oil with approximately 60 mol EO. It is a nonionic multipurpose solubilizer and emulsifying agent that is used to solubilize ethereal oils, perfume compositions, vitamins, and hydrophobic active substances in aqueous-alcoholic and purely aqueous solutions.

NUTRILAN® I 50 BP is a hydrolyzed collagen protein that is suitable for use in skin and hair care preparations, particularly surfactant preparations. It is commonly used in formulating shampoos, conditioners, hair coloring, liquid soaps, personal care wipes, shower & bath products, body, face, and color products, baby care & cleansing, facial cleansing, after-sun, and styling products.

Luvigel® Fit UP is a high-performance thickener designed exclusively for use in hair styling products. Modern styling products need to have the right texture to enhance the consumer experience. This product allows the formulation of styling gels across all levels of setting, from standard to extreme. It is highly effective at low concentrations and boosts the styling performance of the chosen setting polymer, offering either a boost in performance or a reduction in formulation cost. Luvigel® Fit UP is perfect for today’s styling gels, creams, and pumpsprays.

Luviquat® Excellence is composed of copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized vinylimidazole. It is a substantive cationic compound used in shampoos and shower gels, acting as a conditioning and anti-static agent with protective and wet combability-improving properties. It offers substantivity as a conditioning polymer and is a conditioning agent for cosmetic applications such as conditioners, styling products, and body lotions.

Cetiol® HE is a hydrophilic emollient suitable for use as a lipid layer enhancer in surfactant cleansing preparations and as a solubility promoter for essential oils and active agents. This product is suitable for use in Skin Care, Cleanser, Hair care, Shampoo and Conditioner, Styling product, Bath and Body, Hand and foot care, Personal care and Face Care.

Luviskol® K 30 powder is a styling agent suitable for hair gels, hair creams, mousses, pump sprays, and liquid hair styling preparations. It is soluble in water, ethanol, and isopropanol and is used in cosmetics for various applications, mainly as film formers but also as thickeners.