Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: Conditioning

Hydramol™ PGPD is an ester having distinctive solubility profiles, granting them uncommon performance attributes. From emolliency, lather, and viscosity in cleansing systems to luxurious esthetics from application to afterfeel in leave-on skin care. When combined with heavy emollients, they mitigate greasiness and improve rinseoff. And they can be used in crystal-clear aqueous formulations to deliver unexpected richness.

Merquat™ 7SPR polymer is a high molecular weight, non-paraben, low-acrylamide, cationic copolymer specifically designed for compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is used to improve the wet and dry properties of hair care products and enhance the sensory feel of bath and shower products.

Sensomer™ 10M Polymer is a polyquaternium-10 conditioning polymer optimized to work in combination with Merquat™ polymers. This highly compatible cationic conditioner is useful in a broad range of hair care, skin care, bath, and shower products. It has a high molecular weight of PQ-10 that improves clarity and compatibility.

Carbopol® Aqua CC polymer is a liquid rheology modifier, specifically a hydrophobically modified polyacrylate crosspolymer. It is designed to offer cationic compatibility, smooth flow, shear-thinning rheology, suspension capabilities, and high clarity for low pH applications. This polymer is an excellent option for thickening both surfactant-based and highly active cosmetic aqueous formulations. It is particularly well-suited for facial and body treatments, scrubs, and formulations containing high levels of cosmetic acids.

Merquat™ 3331PR polymer stands out as a non-paraben, ampholytic terpolymer celebrated for its compatibility with anionic and amphoteric surfactants. Holding the highest charge density within the Merquat 3330 polymer family, it finds its niche in liquid cleansing products. This versatile polymer creates a luxurious and moisturizing skin sensation in skincare, bath, and shower formulations. Meanwhile, it excels in hair care formulas, offering exceptional wet and dry combing properties.

Merquat™ 280NP Polymer is an aqueous, cationic copolymer that demonstrates ampholytic characteristics and is nonpreserved. The polymer has excellent stability in extreme pH applications, making it ideally suited for use in high-pH products as well as shampoos. Merquat 280NP polymer is also recommended for ethnic hair care, hair color, and depilatories.

Silsense® A-21 Silicone is a 100% active, water-dispersible, amino-functional, and cationic silicone prepared by the alkoxylation of amino-functional silicones. The introduction of amine functionality into a silicone polyether creates a cationic, conditioning silicone. This modification enhances the molecules' ability to form ionic bonds with keratinaceous substrates. SilSense A-21 silicone can be easily formulated into clear aqueous systems without adversely impacting clarity and is readily incorporated into products without the need for elaborate emulsification or stabilization systems. It is recommended for use in a wide range of conditioning products.

Hydramol™ TGL ester is a naturally-derived, water-dispersible humectant and emollient that provides moisturization and humectant properties for personal cleansing systems. It functions as an emollient in both hair and skin formulations, delivering emolliency from the water phase upon contact. Hydramol™ TGL ester is suitable for a variety of applications, including specialty skin products, shampoos, conditioners, and color cosmetics.

Silsense® DW-18 Silicone is a 100% active dimethicone copolyol ester. It is a water-dispersible liquid wax ester created by the reaction of isostearic acid with an alkyloxy-modified polydimethylsiloxane. SilSense DW-18 silicone is an easy-to-formulate product that may be used to impart the conditioning benefits of silicone to personal care products without contributing to the greasiness or buildup that is normally associated with water-insoluble silicone fluids.

Silsense® Copolyol-1 Silicone is a 100% active dimethicone copolyol blend. It is a proprietary blend of personal care-grade polyethylene glycols and dimethicone copolyol (a copolymer of polydi-methylsiloxane and polyoxyalkylene ether). It is recommended for use in skin care lotions and creams, personal wash products, hair care applications, and aloe vera gel formulations.

Merquat™ 2003PR polymer is a proprietary, non-paraben, ampholytic terpolymer developed for use in color protection shampoos. It offers attributes such as ultimate foam stability, color retention after multiple washings, and enhanced wet combability and detangling. It is suitable for use in hair care products, shampoos, and conditioners.

Merquat™ 295 polymer is a highly charged, aqueous, cationic copolymer with ampholytic characteristics and no preservatives. It offers excellent stability in extreme pH applications, making it suitable for high pH products and shampoos. It is recommended for use in ethnic hair care, hair color products, and depilatories.

Sensomer™ CI-50 Polymer is developed with naturally derived, non-GMO polysaccharides to supply superior conditioning properties and unique benefits to hair care, skin care, bath, and shower formulations. Sensomer CI-50 polymer is a liquid derived from food-grade potato starch that is simple to use. It is easily incorporated into clear formulations.

Schercemol™ DISM ester is a rich emollient that functions as an excellent wetting agent and binder for powders and pigments. It is particularly suitable for targeted area delivery in lip treatments and eye area products. This ester is recommended for use in face powder, blusher, and wet and dry face makeup.

Schercodine™ S (Flaked) amido-amine is a cationic surfactant. It is an effective conditioner in hair and skin care products. It is a flaked, solid tertiary amine. It is used in pH 3.4–4.4 formulations as a quaternary ammonium salt as a conditioner. It is used to replace quaternary cationic surfactants in rinse-off conditioners. It provides excellent wet combing and wet sensory common protonating acids are lactic, aspartic, citric, and glutamic acids.

Merquat™ 550PR polymer is a low-acrylamide, non-paraben, aqueous, cationic copolymer that enhances compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is highly substantive and recommended for improving the wet and dry properties of hair care products, as well as enhancing the sensory feel of skin care, bath, and shower products. It provides superior conditioning within the PQ-7 family.

Merquat™ 3940 polymer is a high-solids, non-paraben, ampholytic terpolymer compatible with anionic and amphoteric surfactants. It is suitable for use in liquid cleansing products, providing silky skin feel and moisturization in skin care formulations, as well as excellent wet and dry combing properties in hair care formulations.

Schercodine™ C amido-amine is a naturally derived, cationic surfactant. It is an effective conditioner in hair and skin care products. It is 98% active as a clear liquid tertiary amine. It is used in pH 3.4–4.4 formulations as a quaternary ammonium salt conditioner. It is used to replace quaternary cationic surfactants in rinse-off conditioners. It provides excellent wet combing and wet sensory. Common protonating acids are lactic, aspartic, citric, and glutamic acids.

SilSense™ Bio 5 emollient is a naturally-derived, biodegradable highly pure and volatile emollient to be used as a silicone alternative to Cyclopentasiloxane D5 in leave-on applications, with similar performance and sensory feel. Suitable for Color Care, Skin Care, Sun Care, Hair Care and Hair Color.

Ultrabee™ WD silicone is a 100% active dimethicone copolyol ester that combines the natural conditioning properties of NF grade white beeswax with the substantivity and surface-active benefits of dimethicone copolyol. It is a nonionic, water-dispersible wax ester that features a light color and low odor. Ultrabee WD silicone is easily incorporated into hair and skin care systems and may be used to impart the conditioning benefits of silicone to products without contributing to the greasiness and buildup that can be associated with silicone fluid. Ultrabee WD silicone is recommended in products including aftershave balms, mild cleansers, makeup removers, creams, and lotions.

Silsense® Q-Plus Silicone is a 100% active, quaternary silicone compound that combines the conditioning benefits of traditional silicones and cationic quaternary compounds in a single molecule. SilSense Q-Plus silicone will add conditioning benefits to personal care products without the stability concerns that may be present with silicones or the irritancy that is often associated with quaternary ammonium compounds. Unlike traditional silicones, this silicone quarternary compound does not defoam and can even enhance foaming when used in hair care products. It is water-soluble, lending to enhanced ease-of-use in a wide range of shampoos, conditioners, and personal cleansers.

Silsense® SW-12 Silicone is a water-soluble liquid wax, dimethicone copolyol ester, that is formed through the esterification of coconut fatty acid with dimethicone copolyol. SilSense SW-12 silicone is an easy-to-formulate product that may be used to impart the conditioning benefits of silicone to personal care products without contributing to the greasiness or buildup that is normally associated with water-insoluble silicone fluids. It is recommended for use in hair and skin products, including creams, body lotions, after-shave balms and gels, shampoos, and conditioners.

Hydramol™ PGDS ester is a water-soluble emollient that provides moisturization and humectant properties without leaving a greasy residue. It can be used in skin care emulsions, where it delivers emolliency from the water phase upon contact. In hair treatments, its large, branched polymer structure adds body and manageability. Hydramol™ PGDS ester can replace alkanolamides in cleansing systems, providing conditioning, emolliency, viscosity building, and enhanced lather. It is recommended for use in cleansing systems, including hand sanitizer gels, as well as antiperspirant and deodorant applications.

Merquat™ 2001 polymer is a proprietary, ampholytic terpolymer primarily used in hair care products for its superior wet hair combing and detangling properties. It is recommended for use in shampoos and conditioning rinses where excellent wet and dry conditioning properties are desired.

Quatrex™ S conditioning agent is a 26% solids, soybean oil-derived, liquid cationic surfactant exhibiting excellent substantivity and conditioning properties. Its anionic compatibility is ideal for formulating true conditioning shampoos. Its superior solubility properties enable many formulation possibilities in sprays, mousses, setting gels, and conditioners.

VARISOFT® EQ 90 is readily biodegradable ester quat with very good conditioning performance. It improves the conditioning properties of wet and dry hair, being suitable as a substitute to traditional conditioning agents. Due to its chemistry and composition, it brings sustainability benefits to the formulation, being cold processable and readily biodegradable and with low aquatic toxicity.

TEGO® Sterol KCS is a skin identical Cholesterol derivative. Naturally found in the extracellular lipid matrix in the stratum corneum. Re-enforce the natural skin barrier.

TEGO® Cosmo C 100 is a amino acid derivative identical to the natural creatine occurring in the skin. It has revitalizing properties and supports the protection of the skin. TEGO® Cosmo C 100 improves the mechanical properties of stressed hair and protects it against heat damage by rebuilding and strengthening the hair structure from within.

dermofeel® P-30 MB is a natural conditioner for hair and skin cleansing formulations. Substantive to the hair due to its amide group, which gets cationic pH 5.5. Provides a skin conditioning effect and protects the skin barrier. Increases viscosity of shampoos or shower gels as additional benefit.

ANTIL® SPA 80 is an efficient PEG-free thickening and conditioning agent for skin and hair cleansing formulations. Excellent viscosity builder, even for PEG-free systems.

Cost efficient, readily biodegradable esterquat for hair conditioning.

VARISOFT® EQ 100 is a high performance conditioning agent with an improved sustainability profile. It supports a more environmentally conscious approach because it is ready biodegradable and shows a lower ecotox compared to common benchmarks. Additionally it helps to reduce energy consumption due to a reduced process temperature.This liquid, easy to handle and cold processable esterquat with 100% active content provides superior manageability, lubricity and softness to the hair. Newly generated data on European hair show its benefits for the reduction of hair breakage.

VARISOFT® EQ 65 MB is readily biodegradable ester quat with excellent conditioning performance. It improves the conditioning properties of wet and dry hair and can also act as an emulsifier providing a sensory profile typical of cationic emulsions.

SIPERNAT® 28 is a very finely milled, hydrophilic silica. It is primarily used as a thickening or free-flow agent in other applications.

BELSIL® P 1101 is a silicone-organic hybrid material that is available as a 50% solution in denatured ethanol. It serves as a hair styling and conditioning polymer, effectively blending the strong holding capabilities of a hair styling resin with the desirable properties of silicone, such as softness and silkiness. BELSIL® P 1101 is suitable for use in various formulations, including aerosols, pump sprays, and balm/gel-type products.

BELSIL® DM 3096 is a blend of low-viscosity dimethicones and a high-molecular-weight dimethiconol. Due to its composition, it combines the properties of low-viscosity fluids and extremely high-viscosity dimethiconol. The excellent spreading of the low-viscosity dimethicones allows for a good distribution of the high-viscosity conditioning agent, dimethiconol.