Specialty chemicals company Clariant has sought to simplify ingredient and formulation choice by launching two concept groups categorising silicone-free and decorative cosmetics products.
The two new concepts build on Clariant’s application concept strategy unveiled in April 2009. The focused concept approach aims to help customers clearly identify the raw materials they need for their formulations. Clariant’s silicone-free concept supports customers looking to achieve a pleasant, soft silky or velvety feel for their creams, gels and lotion formulations without the addition of silicones. The non-biodegradable nature of silicone restricts its use in natural/ecolabelled cosmetics. In order to simulate the key soft-touch characteristics of silicone, a formulation composition has to be fine-tuned with careful selection of each ingredient. Clariant’s silicone-free concept offers solutions for both silk and velvet skin-feel, and the range covers rheology modifiers, emulsifiers and active ingredients. Products are available for sprayable lotions, such as self-tanning sprays and body lotions, for gels and gel creams, including shaving gels, antiacne and refreshing under-eye gels, for face and body creams, shampoo and shower products, and for foundations and other make-up applications. Within the decorative cosmetics concept group, Clariant offers a wide range of raw material solutions for cosmetics formulations that can make the final cosmetics more convenient to use with better end results, while also easing formulation development. Its innovative products and formulations are available for face cosmetics, for example foundation and make-up remover, eye cosmetics, and lip cosmetics.
