Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: After Sun Products

Lanette® 14 is a myristyl alcohol used for viscosity regulation in cosmetic O/W emulsions. It comes in hydrophilic waxy pellets or flakes, and is suitable for a variety of applications, including skin care, cleanser, sun care, bath and body, men's grooming, and self-tanning.

Pluracare® L 64 G is a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol that is used as an emulsifier in a wide variety of areas, from cosmetics to oral care products. It has a cloud point of 58-62°C, an average molecular weight of approx. 2,900, and a viscosity of approx. 850 mPas. This block copolymer is anhydrous and non-corrosive. Therefore, mild steel can be used for storage tanks, piping and conventional process equipment.

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.

BASF Bisabolol rac is a versatile cosmetic active ingredient that is commonly used in various personal care applications such as skin care, oral care, sun care, and AP/deo products. Its primary function is as an anti-inflammatory agent, making it an effective ingredient for products that aim to soothe and calm the skin.

Z-COTE® LSA UC is an inorganic, broad-spectrum sunscreen filter with excellent photostability. Its physical characteristics enable the creation of elegant and gentle formulations, and it is ideal for baby care, daily wear, and sensitive skin. Z-COTE is naturally derived, allowing companies and formulators to make a “natural” claim which is of growing importance and interest in the overall marketplace. Most importantly, Z-COTE® LSA UC exceeds the UVA protection requirement defined by the US FDA. Please check local availability.

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.

Eumulgin® L is a solubilizer used for water and water/alcohol-based cosmetic preparations. It appears as a clear, slightly turbid, light yellow liquid with a distinctive odor. It is composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylate. This product can be used for a variety of personal care applications, including after sun, antiperspirants and deodorants, baby care and cleansing, body care, color care, face care, face cleansing, liquid soap, personal care wipes, self tanning, shampoo, shower/bath products, styling, and sun protection.

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.

DN-Age® LS 9547 is extracted from Cassia alata leaves and titrated in flavonoids. DN-Age® has demonstrated its benefits in preserving hair from graying and keeping its strength properties. By reinforcing the skin’s natural barrier, human hair follicles are protected against UV, blue light, and stress-induced DNA damage, which accelerate aging.

Eumulgin® O 5, a clear to slightly turbid mildly yellowish liquid, is a nonionic emulsifier suitable for various skin and hair care applications. It has a distinctive odor and can be used in products such as shampoos, conditioners, hair colors, and bath and body formulations.

BASF Isopropyl Myristate is a fast-spreading emollient. It is supplied as a clear, colorless, almost odorless oil. Applications include skin care, cleanser, sun care, mother and baby, hair care, shampoo and conditioner, bath and body, men skin care, body care, antiperspirants and deodorants, face care, and self tanning.

Eumulgin® VL 75 is a universally applicable, non-ionic emulsifier for the production of cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions. It is a clear to slightly turbid, yellowish, viscous liquid with an inherent odor. Natural based, emulsifier for skin care emulsions, especially suitable for low-viscous systems like lotions and sprays, high versatility regarding oil phase, very good make-up remover capacity, very good skin compatibility, cold processable, alternative to EO- or sulfate-based, emulsifier technology.

BASF D-Panthenol 75W is an active ingredient that improves the appearance of skin, hair, and nails. It is ideal for deeply penetrating moisturizers. Applications include skin care, cleanser, sun care, mother and baby, hair care, shampoo and conditioner, bath and body, personal care, men skin care, beard care, antiperspirants, and deodorants.

Cegesoft® SH is an exotic, waxy emollient with a melting temperature near to skin temperature. It improves the body of skincare formulations, leaving a silky, non-lubricating velvety feeling on skin, and improves wet and dry combability of hair when used in shampoos. It is a waxy solid with a bland odor.

Cetiol® Sensoft is a fast-spreading emollient with a multi-dimensional softness sensation for all cosmetic applications. It is suitable for decorative cosmetics, as well as sun care formulations due to its outstanding solubilizing capacities for crystalline UV filters, pigment dispersing properties, and for face and body care applications. This product is a clear, colorless, almost odorless oil of low polarity and low molecular weight.

Cosmedia® Triple C offers excellent thickening efficiency, emulsifying, and suspending performance. It has high shear thinning and easy spreading properties, as well as opacifying effects, and is suitable for hot or cold processing. With its truly outstanding sensory qualities, Cosmedia® Triple C is ideal not only for conditioners and other hair care products, but also for various body care concepts. Hair care products that provide a superior sensory experience become consumers’ favorites.

Emulgade® 1000 NI is a universal, self-emulsifying non-ionic cream base suitable for many skin and hair care applications. It is compatible with anionic and cationic ingredients, and is excellent for creating O/W emulsions containing difficult-to-emulsify actives. This flexible, easy and cost-efficient self-emulsifying O/W cream base is a great choice for formulators.

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.

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.

Cegesoft® HF 62 is a hydrogenated vegetable oil that can modify the rheological properties of emulsions. This ingredient is primarily composed of hydrogenated vegetable oils and appears as beige pellets with a bland odor. It is a versatile ingredient that can be used in various product categories, including after-sun formulations, baby care and cleansing products, body care, color care, face care, face cleansing, and self-tanning products.

Elestab® CPN is a preservative used in cosmetic formulations. It is commonly used in a variety of personal care products, including emulsions, gels, tonics, shampoos, and other products intended for use on the skin, hair, and body. Elestab® CPN offers effective microbiological protection, helping to ensure that personal care products remain safe and effective throughout their recommended usage period.

Cosmedia® Gel CC is a rheology additive that functions as an emulsion stabilizer and suspending agent. It improves product spreadability and offers improved water resistance in sun care formulations, enhancing overall product performance. It is also a rheology modifier that provides positive sensory effects in skin care products.

Emulgade® CPE is a natural-based liquid emulsion concentrate for the preparation of creams and lotions, especially suitable for personal care wet wipe applications. It can be used for the simple cold preparation of most types of o/w emulsions and contains the typical ingredients of cosmetic o/w emulsions.

Speci'Men™ BC10001 is an ingredient specifically developed for men to combat the signs of aging and keep men’s skin healthy. It keeps skin looking fresh, improves skin tonicity, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and signs of fatigue around the eyes. The skin’s physiology differs between men and women.

Eumulgin® S 21 is a non-ionic emulsifier that is used for manufacturing various O/W emulsions for skin care applications. It is especially suitable for producing O/W anti-perspirant roll-ons and is available in the form of white pellets with a faint characteristic odor. This emulsifier has benefits for skin care.

Edeta® BD is an amino-carboxylic acid with six functional groups whose characteristic reactions enable them to form complexes. It is used as an organic chelating agent for cosmetic formulations. It can sequester undesirable metal ions in cosmetic preparations, preventing precipitation of the salts responsible for water hardness and protecting against rancidity and color changes caused by heavy metal ions.

Emulgade® SE-PF is a self-emulsifying base with consistency-giving properties, suited for the preparation of cosmetic and pharmaceutical oil-in-water creams and lotions. It has high emollient flexibility and good electrolyte stability. It is a mixture of consistency-giving factors and nonionic emulsifiers, appearing as white to slightly yellowish pellets with a faint characteristic odor.

Rheocare® HSP 1180 has a lubricious sensation during application and a soft and plush after-feel even at low concentrations. This anionic polymer is free of preservatives and is suitable for cold processing. It is ideal for innovative face- and body-care concepts that offer a luxurious sensory experience.

UVINUL® T 150 is a UVB filter that is designed to provide protection against the harmful effects of UVB radiation. Its active ingredient, Ethylhexyl Triazone, is a white to light yellow powder that is suitable for use in various skin care applications, such as anti-aging face care products and sunscreens.

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.

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.

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.

Cegesoft® HF 52 is a hydrogenated vegetable oil that modifies the rheological properties of emulsions. It is supplied in beige pellets with a bland odor. Its applications include skin care, sun care, mother and baby products, bath and body products, and face care.

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.

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.