At this year’s in-cosmetics trade show Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business, Laboratoires Sérobiologiques, will be exhibiting innovative solutions that help manufacturers benefit from the latest market developments.
The ingredients and concepts presented meet global consumer demand for nature-based, high-performance wellness products, while at the same time taking into account the differences of regional markets.
Cognis Care Chemicals will focus on a range of new personal care ingredients that give manufacturers more choices in creating green products:
• A fast spreading emollient with good skin compatibility and a unique sensorial profile. It can be used as an alternative to cyclic silicones in various applications.
• A mild surfactant blend for EO-free and sulfate-free shampoos and shower gels.
• Two types of natural, unaltered shea butters, one of them eligible for organic certifications.
• A new economic wet wipes compound based on a gentle solubilizer system combined with a natural biolipid and moisturizer. It ensures mildest cleansing and freshness with a “touch of care” for various personal care applications.
A number of new polymers will also feature prominently at the Cognis booth, including the following products:
• An innovative PEG/EO-free cationic rheology control additive for hair conditioners and skin care formulations. It offers improved electrolyte tolerance and viscosity behavior, as well as excellent skin and hair sensorics.
• An optimized carbomer type which offers interesting synergies when used in combination with sodium polyacrylate. It shows superior tolerance to electrolytes and can even be used in low-pH formulations.
LS will exhibit its latest active ingredients for natural beauty:
• A botanical extract that offers an adaptogenous approach to countering stress and signs of ageing. This new product will be showcased at both the LS booth and in the In-Cosmetics Innovation Zone.
• An efficient skin-lightening active with a proven safety profile and no color impact on formulations. It also helps protect the skin against UV-induced damages.
• An extract of the leaves of an African tree, which, thanks to its specific action on the skin’s elastic network, helps restore the functionality of the structural molecules in the dermis, for firmer, more elastic skin.
Cognis Care Chemicals and LS will also be launching their new “A beauty adventure around the world” concept. With technology centres in over 30 countries around the world, and a consumer-focused approach, Cognis monitors emerging trends and technology developments and looks for new applications. The new concept brings together the collective expertise of different Cognis and LS formulators, and shows how Cognis helps manufacturers to serve the needs of consumers in specific regions. It offers information on new technologies and regional trends, draws customers’ attention to ingredients sourced from different parts of the world, and presents formulations developed in Cognis laboratories around the globe.
Cognis’ new “Free your formulation” concept, which will also be presented at in-cosmetics, gives formulators more choices in creating high-performance products that serve the consumer trends: the concept includes natural or naturally derived, high-performing alternatives for silicones, sulfates and other synthetic or mineral-oil based ingredients. It focuses on the performance properties of these nature-based alternatives and shows how to formulate them best.
