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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A liquid coconut derived super diethanolamide (85%) comonly used in the preparation of high foaming cosmetic products.1:1 Coconut DEA 85% solids. Economical foam booster and viscosifier. Used in hand dishwash liquids and household and institutional cleaners.

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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® 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® 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 : Clean feel, clear formulation, silicone alternative, no build-up effect, extra shiny, softness
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® 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.

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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.

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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 Perfurmery products and aromas, Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals.

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High purity Potassium Monoalkyl Phosphate based off patented Rhodia process. A pre-neutralized MAP solution, MAP-L-213/K provides adense creamy lather and is extremely mild to skin. In formulated systems it imparts a soft, elegant skin feel.

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DERMALCARE MAP L-130 is an ultra mild skin cleansing surfactant, which impart luxurious foam and a soft skin feel. DERMALCARE MAP L-130 is typically used in facial and skin cleansing applications. DERMALCARE MAP L-130 is in acid form.

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High purity Monoalkyl Phosphate based off patented Rhodia process. Upon neutralization, MAP L-210 is extremely mild to the skin andimparts a soft elegant skin feel. Provides a dense, creamy lather to formulated products.

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EURECO™ HC L17 is a stable liquid preparation based on PAP (6-phthalimido-peroxy-hexanoic acid) crystals in aqueous suspension. PAP is a white stable peracid exploiting whitening and disinfecting performance in mild conditions. The available active oxygen of PAP makes Eureco™ HC L17 the ideal ingredient for cosmetic preparations The I.N.C.I. name of PAP is: phthalimido-peroxy-caproic acid. Cosing Database #: 59303
Main features:
- Superior teeth whitening performance
- De-staining efficacy
- Long lasting bacteria load reduction in the mouth
- Anti-plaque effect
- Deodorization
- No release of Hydrogen Peroxide
- Very low dosage requirement

In Oral Care EURECO™ HC L17 is suitable for whitening dental kits / stripes and for mouthwash.

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EURECO™ HC P11 is a powdered inclusion complex of pharma-grade beta-cyclodextrin and PAP (6-phthalimido-peroxy-hexanoic acid). PAP is a white stable peracid exploiting whitening and disinfecting performance in mild conditions. The available active oxygen of PAP makes Eureco™ HC P11 the ideal ingredient for cosmetic preparations and toothpastes. The I.N.C.I. name of PAP is: phthalimido-peroxy-caproic acid. Cosing Database #: 59303
Main features:
- Superior teeth whitening performance
- De-staining efficacy
- Long lasting bacteria load reduction in the mouth
- Anti-plaque effect
- Deodorization
- No release of Hydrogen Peroxide
- Very low dosage requirement

In Oral Care EURECO™ HC P11 is suitable for toothpastes, whitening dental kits / stripes and mouthwashes.

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Solvay Chemicals FB® 100 brand of sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate is a stable, solid source of active oxygen in a convenient powder form. FB® 100 is an addition compound of hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate that liberates hydrogen peroxide when dissolved in water. The rapid dissolution rate of FB® 100 makes it the ideal choice for use in formulations that require quick bleaching or cleaning action. The fine particle size of FB® 100 also lends itself to easy incorporation into powdered products with minimal segregation. FB® 100 can be used in a variety of formulated compounds ranging from household cleansers and carpet cleaners to personal care products. As an addition compound of hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate, FB® 100 may also be utilized in various food bleaching applications as well.

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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.

Our products for personal care (224)

4-METHYL GUAIACOL

ACETOPHENONE

Alkamide® DC-212/S

Alkamuls® AC-S40

Alkamuls® EGDS 504/V

Alkamuls® PEG 16 CO

Alkamuls® PSML-20

Alkamuls® S6000

ANISOLE

Antarox® F 127 FLK

Antarox® F 127 NF

AUGEO CLEAN MULTI

AvaSpire® AV-651 GF30

CYCLOPENTANONE

Dermalcare® MAP L 213 K

Dermalcare® MAP-L-130

Dermalcare® MAP-L-210

EURECO™ HC L17 A water suspension of PAP for oral care

EURECO™ HC P11 A complex of beta-cyclodextrin and PAP

FB® 100 Sodium Percarbonate

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