Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: Skin Cleanser

Dehydol® LS 2 Deo N is a laureth-2 polymer that is used as a nonionic emulsifier for the preparation of oil and cream baths. It is a clear to slightly turbid liquid that is used as a surface-active agent for thickening surfactant preparations.

Neutrol® MGDA is a highly stable, eco-friendly complexing agent (also called a chelating agent) for personal care applications. This is BASF’s Care Creations®, which is readily biodegradable and stands out due to its excellent ecological and toxicological profile. Complexing agents are used in cosmetic products to form very stable complexes with metal ions, thereby inactivating their negative influences on the final formulation.

Cetiol® J 600 is a slow-spreading emollient that gives a luxurious, long-lasting feel on the skin. It is a clear, slightly yellowish, polar oil with a weak odor and a mean molecular weight. This emollient is used in antiperspirants and deodorants, after-sun products, body care, face care, and shower/bath products.

Euperlan® OP White is a wax-based, readily biodegradable, and cold-processable opacifier. It creates a luxurious, pure white look for your skin and hair cleansing formulations, meeting the demand for ecologically friendly products and conforming to major eco-labels. The excellent anti-hair breakage and conditioning performance of Euperlan® OP White will help you design your next generation of creamy white, high-performance shampoos that are better for both perfectly healthy hair and the environment.

Edeta® B Powder is a complex builder for sequestring of undesirable metal ions in cosmetic preparations. It functions as a chelating agent composed of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tetra-sodium salt. Applications include after sun, baby care and cleansing, body care, color care, face care, face cleansing, personal care wipes, self tanning, shower/bath products, and sun protection.

Verdessence™ Xanthan (formerly Rheocare XGN) is a crystal-clear polymer that efficiently thickens and stabilizes emulsions and surfactant-based formulations, providing excellent viscosity that is boosted by electrolytes like NaCl. This vegan-compatible xanthan gum is produced from 100% renewable feedstocks, is cold-processable, preservative-free, and eligible for COSMOS approval. It is ideal for clear, high-viscosity formulations with pH values greater than 5.5, including fashionable shampoos, body washes, and facial cleansers, as well as modern tooth gels.

Tinovis® GTC UP is a rheology modifier for clear gel systems and an aqueous anionic acrylic copolymer emulsion. It offers good emulsifying properties with thickening features and electrolyte tolerance. With its good sensorial properties, it delivers a soft, silky, and smooth after-feel, and provides a combination of care and an elegant feel in emulsions. It is free of preservatives and can be used in cold processable formulations.

Gluadin® WQ PP is hydrolyzed wheat protein suitable as a conditioning agent in hair care and surfactant preparations. GLUADIN® WQ PP finds application in after-sun, body, color & face care, conditioning, liquid soaps, shampoos, and styling products. It is also used in baby care and cleansing, face cleansing, personal care wipes, and shower/bath formulations.

Eumulgin® SG is a strong anionic, oil-in-water emulsifier that is effective in very low concentrations. It is easy to disperse and compatible with commonly used raw materials and electrolytes, including water-soluble UV filters. It is highly flexible and can be mixed into the oil phase or water phase in hot or cold process formulations. It is derived from 100% natural, renewable feedstocks and approved by COSMOS, NATRUE and ECOCERT, making it the emulsifier of choice for natural skincare and cosmetics.

Eumulgin® B3 is a universally applicable, non-ionic emulsifier for cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions. It is suitable for a variety of personal care applications including face care, body care, hair care, and sun care. It is supplied in the form of white to slightly yellowish pellets.

Cegesoft® PFO is an emollient from the passionflower seeds. This product gives a pleasant and silky feeling comparable to that of evening primrose oil. Its slow spreading behavior gives it a long-term skin feeling. This product has a high content of linoleic acid, or omega-6, an essential fatty acid. It is a pale, yellow oil that is almost odorless.

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.

Eutanol® G is a C20-guerbet alcohol that functions as a medium-spreading emollient. This clear, colorless to pale yellow, and odorless oil is suitable for cosmetic preparations where a wide pH range is needed, such as anti-perspirants, deodorants, and depilatory formulations.

Eumulgin® CO 455 is a solubilizer that is suitable for all kinds of oil-in-water (O/W) skincare emulsions. This ingredient appears as a viscous liquid with a mild inherent odor. Its benefits include applications in skin care products, hair care formulations, and scalp care products.

Plantacare® 2000 UP is a non-ionic surfactant made from 100% renewable, plant-derived feedstocks and is RSPO-MB certified sustainable. This product has first-rate environmental and skin compatibility profiles which help in creating perfect synergy of mildness, foam performance and effective cleansing.

BASF D-Panthenol 50P is an active ingredient that improves the appearance of skin, hair, and nails. It is ideal for deeply penetrating moisturizers. Its applications include skin care, cleanser, sun care, mother and baby products, hair care, shampoo and conditioner, bath and body products, hand and foot care, personal care, men's beard care, antiperspirants and deodorants, and oral care.

Eumulgin® BA 10 is a non-ionic emulsifier that is universally applicable in the manufacturing of oil-in-water emulsions for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. It is available in the form of white pellets or as a waxy solid. This emulsifier has benefits for both skin care and hair and scalp care.

Cutina® HVG is a highly efficient consistency wax that is compatible with non-ionic, cationic, and anionic ingredients and is most commonly found in raw materials. Its excellent crystallization behavior has a positive impact on the stability and viscosity of the final emulsion. This product can be used in body care, face care, sensitive skin care, baby care, and anti-aging applications.

Emulgade® PL 68/50 is a very mild cream base having the same lamellar structure found in the skin’s lipids. Based on alkyl polyglucoside (APG), this emulsifier is perfectly suited for creamy lotions and gels in all skin care applications. In fact, many of the most effective solutions support the skin’s natural functions. Among consumers, gentle and nature-based skin care products are in demand, as they know that nature knows best. This product is derived from 100% natural and renewable feedstocks, does not contain preservatives, and is suitable for EO-free solutions. It is approved by COSMOS, NATRUE, ECOCERT, and BDIH.

Cosmedia® Ace is a thickening polymer with strong emulsifying features at low active levels. It provides outstanding sensorial impact and is especially recommended for velvety and powdery skincare emulsions. It is suitable for cost-effective and cold-processable concepts. A modern, strong, and flexible rheology modifier.

Salcare® SC 80 UP is an alkali soluble associative thickener designed for use in a range of applications in the cosmetics industry. Provides viscosity building, associative rheology, and electrolyte tolerance to personal care products. It is typically used to enhance the performance of skin and hair care formulations where a clear gel is required.

Pluracare® F 127 NF Prill is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and has the general functionality of surfactants, emulsifiers, solubilizers and stabilizers in preparations where the quality of poloxamer may be required. This product has an average molecular weight of 12,600, a viscosity of 3,100 cP, and a pour/melt point of 56°C.

Arlypon® TT combines the advantages of micellar and associative thickeners, such as universal suitability for common surfactant-based formulations and improved temperature stability, to ensure optimum viscosity for surfactant systems that present a thickening challenge. It is especially suitable for difficult-to-thicken ethersulfate-free or ethersulfate-poor systems.

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.

Cegesoft® C 24 is an emollient with medium spreadability suitable for a variety of skincare applications. It has a mean polarity with a mean molecular weight. Its applications include skin care, cleanser, sun care, hair care, hair color, bath and body products, personal care, men's body care, antiperspirants, and deodorants, face care, and self-tanning.

Plantapon® AF is a surfactant composition blend that is ideal for use in the preparation of bath and shower oils, as well as water-free body cleansing products. This ingredient has lipid layer enhancing properties. Plantapon® AF provides a range of benefits for skin care, including moisturization, particularly appealing for those with sensitive skin.

Cetiol® LDO is a pure emollient and a universal lipid. It is a pumpable, liquid compound that is clearly soluble in surfactant systems without using a pre-dilution step or solubilizer. It is therefore suitable for clear, opaque, and pearlescent personal care surfactant-based cleansers. Combability and the feel of wet and dry hair are substantially improved, and the lipid deposition increases torsional properties, which provide more elasticity and hair strength.

Euperlan® PK 4000 is a highly concentrated and pumpable dispersion of pearlizing agents and amphoteric surfactants. It is especially suitable for surfactant preparations and can be used in a variety of applications, such as baby care and cleansing, face cleansing, liquid soap, shampoo, and shower/bath products.

Emulgin® O 30 is a nonionic emulsifier that is suitable for skin and hair care applications. It is available as pellets or powder and has a faint, characteristic odor. This emulsifier has benefits for skin care, hair care, and scalp care.

Dehyquart® GUAR N is a conditioning agent for all kinds of opaque or pearlized rinse-off formulations. This conditioning polymer is derived from guar flour and is especially designed for rinse-off applications such as shampoos, hair treatments, and body cleansing products. It has a normal cationic guar quality.

Plantasil® Micro is a silicone-free conditioning booster for rinse-off formulations. It works in combination with cationic polymers and anionic surfactants. This product is environmentally friendly, easy to formulate, and an economical alternative to silicone. It has the ability to develop transparent formulations and is EO- and silicone-free. This product is cold-processable, easy to use, readily biodegradable, and 100% naturally derived.

BASF Lamepon S UP is a co-surfactant that is suitable for mild showers and foam baths, as well as shampoos and body cleansers. This ingredient is primarily composed of animal-derived proteins and anionic surfactants, specifically protein fatty acid condensate. It appears as a clear, light-yellow liquid with some mild inherent oil.

Cetiol® SN is a medium-spreading emollient with a traditional usage in modern cosmetic applications. It is a clear, slightly yellowish, odorless oil with polar properties. The product finds its application in skin care, sun care, mother and baby care, bath and body care, face care, and self-tanning formulations.

Cetiol® MM is a waxy emollient with consistency giving properties, and it is suitable for use in all skincare formulations. It is a white to light yellowish pelletized wax mass with a distinctive odor. This product is suitable for use in skin care, cleanser, sun care, mother and baby, bath and body, face care, and self-tanning applications.

BASF Caffeine Powder is an active ingredient with various functions, such as the widening of small blood vessels in the skin. It is therefore suitable for skin and hair care applications. This product has potent antioxidant properties and helps protect cells against UV radiation.

Salcare® SC 95 is a versatile conditioning polymer and rheology modifier used in various cosmetic applications. It enhances the performance of skin and hair care products, providing thickening, conditioning, suspending, stabilizing, good spreading, opacifying, and moisturizing effects. It is composed of a cationic homopolymer dispersed in carrier oil.