Personal care

We offer a broad range of solutions to help personal care product manufacturers meet their customers' needs and requests.

As behaviors evolve, consumers want easy-to-use and multifunctional solutions that are tailor-made, safe, sustainable and benefit their health and well-being. Our objective in Personal Care is to support our customers with technical solutions on surfactants, natural & synthetic polymers, fragrances and precipitated silica to provide end market solutions.

To that aim, we develop and manufacture a broad range of solutions that deliver benefits to support our customers' success in the hair care, skin care, oral care and cosmetics markets.

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4-Methyl Guaiacol is a clear colorless liquid, used as an intermediate for synthesis.

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It is an aromatic ketone, with characteristic odor.

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Aerosol® OT-100 surfactant is an excellent wetting agent and emulsifier and finds utility in a number of applications requiring emulsification, stabilization and dispersion.

Function: Dispersing & spread-ability agent, emulsifier
Claims: Cleansing and purifying, mildness, clear formulation, incorporation & stabilization of high amounts of oils and insoluble actives
End Use: Body wash & cleanser, facial cleanser & moisturizer, make up removal

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Alkamuls® 515 V is widely used in shampoo and bath applications to modify the appearance of the finished products, by imparting a high degree of opacity and pearl luster under appropriate process conditions. Additionally, it is an excellent emollient for use in all bath, cream and lotion preparations.

Function: Opacifying agent
Claims: Shine & radiance, pearlescent effects, naturally derived
End Use: Shampoos & Rinses, serum & treatments & oils, body wash & cleanser, bubble bath, creams and lotions

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Alkamuls® AC-S40 is used widely as an emulsifier in o/w emulsions such as body lotions and facial creams. It provides excellent stability to flowable lotions and milks in diverse applications such as skin care, sun care and color cosmetics.

Function : Emulsifier agent, stabilizer, emollient
Benefits : Oil in water, wetting and dispersion properties
End Use : Body lotions, facial creams, sun care creams , sunscreen, color cosmetics solution

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Alkamuls® AL CS 20 is a O/W emulsifier and co-emulsifier. Bodying agent for creams and lotions. This commonly used for applications like : hair dye, facial moisturizer, anti-ageing treatment, conditioner, cleanser, sunscreen, exfoliate/scrub, depilatory cream and acne treatment

Function: Texture agent
Claims: Naturally derived, good stability in formulation
End Use: Shampoos & rinses, serum & treatments & oils, for colored hair, body wash & cleanser, bubble bath, creams & lotions

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Alkamuls® AL CS 25 : CETEARETH-25
Alkamuls® AL GS 100 : GLYCERYL STEARATE, PEG 100 STEARATE (suitable for bay formulations)
Alkamuls® AL S 2 : POLYOXYETHYLATED STEARYL ALCOHOL
Alkamuls® AL S 20 : POLYOXYETHYLENE (20) STEARYL ETHER

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Alkamuls® CRH 40 is a universal solubiliser for essential oil, perfumes and lipophilic actives. Imparts superfatting benefits in detergent systems. Also suitable for use in skin creams and lotions, sun care, hair care, bath and shower products and wipes.

Function: Solubilizer, spreadability & dispersing agent, solubilizer
Claims: Cleansing and purifying, moisturizing and hydrating
End Use: Baby formulation, serum & treatments & oils, shampoos & rinses, body wash & cleanser, creams and lotions, hand sanitizers

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Alkamuls® CRH 60: PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL

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Alkamuls® EGDS 504/V is widely used in shampoo and bath applications to modify the appearance of the finished products, by imparting a high degree of opacity and pearl luster under appropriate process conditions. Additionally, it is an excellent emollient for use in all bath, cream and lotion preparations.

Function: Pearlizing agent
Claims: Pearlescent effects, moisturizing & hydrating, excellent opacifier properties
End Use: Body wash, bubble bath, creams and lotions, shampoo, shampoos and rinses

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Alkamuls® GC 7 acts as o/w emulsifier, superfatting agent and solubiliser in aqueous as well as aqueous alcoholic preparations. It is used in detergent cleansers, shampoos, bath foams, oils, skin care creams, lotions, colognes, aftershaves, other alcoholic systems, color cosmetics, antiperspirants, shower gel/body wash, liquid soaps, facial wash, spray-able emulsions, hair styling, sun protection, deodorants and lip care.

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Alkamuls® PEG 16 CO is ideally suited to design clear skin or hair cleansing formulations incorporating high levels of oils and/or fragrance. It enables to efficiently solubilize the oil/fragrance while keeping good foam properties and contributing to the conditioning performance delivered by the formula.

Function: Solubilizer
Benefits: No build-up effect, extra shiny and softness, silicone alternative
End Use: Shampoos and rinses, shampoos and rinses, facial cleanser, body wash

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Sorbitan ester ethoxylate with a HLB of 16.7. Oil in water emulsifier for mineral and vegetable oils in metalworking. Solubilizer, antistat and lubricant for textile industry.

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Alkamuls® PSML-20PC is a polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate with approximately 20 moles of ethylene oxide. With HLB value of 16.7, it is an effective solubiliser for oils and perfumes in water and water-alcohol systems. It is also used as an emulsifier in o/w formulations usually in combination with Sorbitan Monolaurate as co-emulsifier. Alkamuls® PSML-20PC is also recommended for use in mild cleansers (e.g baby shampoos & body wash) and as cleansing agent in wipes.

Function: Solubilizer, spreadability & dispersing agent
Claims: Moisturizing and hydrating, dilute essential oils or perfume in water-based cosmetics
End Use: Serum & treatments & oils, shampoos & rinses, baby wipes, baby formulation

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Alkamuls® PSML 80 PC : PEG 80 SORBITAN LAURATE
Alkamuls® PSML-20 : ETHOXYLATED SORBITAN MONOLAURATE

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Alkamuls® S6000 is a high purity ester with an excellent thickening power and o/w emulsifier, with non-ionic, biodegradable, low dermal and ocular irritability characteristics. Alkamuls® S6000 imparts softness to the formulation; Its particularly effective in amphoteric surfactant systems such as shampoos, liquid cleansers, foam baths, baby cleansers, shower gels and deodorants.

Function: Thickener, nonionic surfactant, softening agent
Benefits: Non-irritant, softener, biodegradable
End Use: Antiperspirants and deodorants, shower gels, liquid cleaners, shampoos and rinses

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Anisole is a starting raw material to be chemically transformed by Pharmaceuticals Industries (technical grade). Its appearance is a clear liquid. Anisole presents a wide range of applications: solvent for chemical reactions, synthesis intermediates and solvent for electronics.

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Antarox® F 127 FLK is non-ionic copolymer surfactant in its flake form. Antarox® F 127 FLK conforms to the current NF & EP monograph specifications and is made following appropriate excipient GMP guidelines.

Function: Cleansing agent, solubilizer, stabilizer
End-use: Oral care toothpaste and mouthwash, hair care

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Antarox® F 127 NF is non-ionic copolymer surfactant in its powder form. Antarox® F 127 NF conforms to the current NF & EP monograph specifications and is made following appropriate excipient GMP guidelines.

Function: Cleansing agent, solubilizer, stabilizer
End-use: Powder 50-1700 micron
Claims: Oral care toothpaste and mouthwash, hair care, pharmaceutical creams and ointments, pharmaceutical tablets

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Antarox® F 127 FLK : POLOXAMER 407 NF/EP GRADE ( Flake Version )

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It is a colorless and clear liquid, non-corrosive, low volatility and low toxicity, slight odor. It is miscible in common organic solvents and water.

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AvaSpire® AV-651 GF30 is a 30% glass fiber reinforced polyaryletherketone (PAEK) that has been specifically formulated to provide higher mechanical strength and stiffness than unfilled AV-651 resin. This resin offers chemical resistance nearly equivalent to glass fiber-reinforced PEEK in most chemicals, with a lower heat deflection temperature. These properties make it well suited for applications in healthcare, transportation, electronics, chemical processing and other industrial uses.

Beige: AvaSpire® AV-651 GF30 BG 20

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Cyclopentanone is used as synthesis intermediate for Perfumery products and aromas, Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals.

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Dermalcare® MAP L-213/K is a solution of the Potassium salt of Laureth Phosphate Ester. This high purity Monoalkyl Phosphate Ester is extremely mild to the skin and imparts an elegant, soft skin feel. Typically used in facial cleanser and skin cleanser formulations, DERMALCARE® MAP L-213/K contributes a dense, creamy lather to formulated systems. It is a high performance anionic surfactant derived from Lauric Acid.

Function: Cleansing agent, foaming agent
Claim: Mildness, Cleansing and purifying, non-tacky, sensory experience, clear formulation, sulfate-free
End-Use: Shampoos & rinses, baby formulations, body wash & cleanser, facial cleanser & moisturizer, liquid hand soap

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Personal care

We offer a broad range of solutions to help personal care product manufacturers meet their customers' needs and requests.

Solvay’s Advanced Hair Care Solutions

Solvay’s Advanced Skin Health Products

Split decisions: what it takes to ensure healthy hair

Solvay making sure sulfate-free shampoos are just a wash away...

Helping the personal care industry go natural

Our products for personal care (180)

4-METHYL GUAIACOL

ACETOPHENONE

Aerosol® OT-100

Alkamuls® 515 V

Alkamuls® AC-S40

Alkamuls® AL CS 20

Alkamuls® CRH 40

Alkamuls® EGDS 504/V

Alkamuls® GC 7

Alkamuls® PEG 16 CO

Alkamuls® PSML-20

Alkamuls® PSML-20PC

Alkamuls® S6000

ANISOLE

Antarox® F 127 FLK

Antarox® F 127 NF

AUGEO CLEAN MULTI

AvaSpire® AV-651 GF30

CYCLOPENTANONE

Dermalcare® MAP L-213/K

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