At this year’s in-cosmetics show in Hamburg, there was a wide array of new ingredients designed to make stand-out products in the hair market. From styling polymers to conditioning agents, there was plenty to support formulators in their quest to develop new products in what is an increasingly competitive and demanding environment.
Following is a selection of some of the products either launched or featured in Hamburg.
Hair care
Armocare VGH-70 and Arquad PC SV-60 from AkzoNobel are naturally-based, multifunctional, versatile conditioning agents. Their cationic character and unique structures make them substantive to both hair and skin while being compatible with a wide range of ingredients, including nonionic, cationic and mild anionic surfactants and polymers. They can be used in a wide range of personal care applications to provide a number of benefits, including conditioning, static reduction, promoting deposition of silicones, emulsifying/stabilising, providing unique texture, and enhancing sensory properties.
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