Honeywell has announced that one of its Asensa personal care additives, Asensa NFF 11, has been certified by the Natural Products Association (NPA).
Asensa NFF 11 (INCI: Hydrolyzed Corn Starch) is made from corn starch and can be dispersed into latex. Third-party studies have shown that NFF 11 performs equally well as synthetic polymers in hair fixative applications. It can also be used in skin care formulations. NFF 11 is the first Honeywell Asensa product to be based on renewable ingredients, and is ideal for formulations that have a high concentration of renewable ingredient content. Based in Washington DC, NPA is the largest and oldest non-profit organisation dedicated to the natural products industry. NPA advocates the rights of consumers to have access to products that will maintain and improve their health, and for the rights of retailers and suppliers to sell these products. Honeywell Asensa products are used in a variety of end-use applications ranging from lipsticks to moisturisers to pressed powders. Asensa products increase permanency, emolliency, moisture retention, water resistance and thermal stability. They act as film-formers and structuring agents for oils. The line also includes size-regulated materials for exfoliation as well as micronised products (some as low in size as 3 micron) for dry lubrication and binding. The Asensa DS line of zeolites includes odour-absorbing and warming materials.
