At in-cosmetics 2008, held in recently in Amsterdam, Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business Laboratoires Sérobiologiques presented new “green” natural-sourced ingredients which demonstrate the principles of their classification system “Green Chemical Solutions”:
- A “green” surfactant for oral care applications which combines environmental sustainability with mildness and improved taste, making it an excellent choice for toothpaste formulations.
- A “green” and very mild pearlising wax dispersion for natural hair and appealing body cleansing formulations that serve the new “green” trend towards natural beauty.
- A preservative-free active ingredient, based on gymnemic acid’s role in the inhibition of hair follicles’ activity. This mild and vegetal active ingredient enables the prolonging and enhancement of depilation benefits. Clinical tests have shown significant effect after one month of treatment.
In addition, further high-performance ingredients were launched at the exhibition:
- A liquid acrylic emulsion polymer with special rheological behaviour, designed to suspend, thicken and enhance the appearance of surfactant-based cosmetic cleansing preparations.
- A texture agent delivering a melting texture with a velvety matte finish for various application areas such as sun care, AP / deo formulations or foundation systems. The product improves the thermostability of emulsions as well as the water resistance of sun care products and creates a very homogenous film on the skin.
- A delivery system consisting of microcapsules, nanocapsules and visual beads which serve as innovative solutions for high-end cosmetics.
