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Who responsibly solves for planet-positive beauty? We do. Natural, nature-derived and biodegradable. This is the foundation for Ashland’s personal care ingredients portfolio because environment, social and governance (ESG), is integrated into everything we do. Our market leading, conscious beauty innovations help ensure our customers meet consumers’ desires for high-performing personal care products aligned with environmentally-friendly and socially responsible principles while still being enjoyable in use. Contact our solvers to learn how we can help you create skin care creams and lotions with more alluring textures using nature-derived thickeners, incorporate sustainable film formers for water resistance in sun care products and cosmetics, effectively protect your formulations from microbial contamination, and discover nature-derived conditioning and styling agents for more natural hair care products, while harnessing the power of nature to find new biofunctional ingredients to help fight the signs of aging and the negative effects that pollution can have on skin and hair. Our research and development teams want to collaborate with you on solutions and products that make the world a more planet-positive, beautiful place.
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Purifying Cleanser (Formulation #100-10129) Ashland This purifying gel cleanser helps clear clogged pores with improved salicylic acid deposition and decreases skin’s irritation. It contains salicylic acid which is known to correct the abnormal shedding of cells. For milder acne, salicylic acid helps unclo...view more This purifying gel cleanser helps clear clogged pores with improved salicylic acid deposition and decreases skin’s irritation. It contains salicylic acid which is known to correct the abnormal shedding of cells. For milder acne, salicylic acid helps unclog pores to resolve and prevent lesions. view less
FlexiThix™ thickener Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    PVP
FlexiThix™ polymer thickener works under extreme conditions. This thickener is capable of providing stability across a wide pH range (2-13). FlexiThix™ rheology modifier is formulator-friendly because it does not require neutralization, is highly salt-tolerant, has little to no odor, provides a pleasant after-feel in formulation, and even works with glycolic acid and salicylic acid...view more FlexiThix™ polymer thickener works under extreme conditions. This thickener is capable of providing stability across a wide pH range (2-13). FlexiThix™ rheology modifier is formulator-friendly because it does not require neutralization, is highly salt-tolerant, has little to no odor, provides a pleasant after-feel in formulation, and even works with glycolic acid and salicylic acid. This thickener is very synergistic with acrylates thickeners. When combined with acrylates thickeners in skin care and color cosmetic formulas, FlexiThix™ polymer has the ability to create bouncy and silicone elastomer-like textures. view less
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Lubrajel™ Oil Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Glycerin (and) Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer (and) Propylene Glycol (and) PVM/MA Copolymer
Lubrajel™ Oil is a water-soluble clear gel that is an emollient matrix that imparts excellent lubricity and provides skin care products with superb spreadability. It is used for moisturization and emulsion stabilization.
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Ceraphyl™ 847 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Ceraphyl™ 847 ester is a highly branched emollient ester. It imparts a smooth, creamy feel upon application with a long-lasting, rich, cushioned after-feel. Additionally, it provides exceptional pigment dispersing and binding benefits. With Ecocert approv...view more Ceraphyl™ 847 ester is a highly branched emollient ester. It imparts a smooth, creamy feel upon application with a long-lasting, rich, cushioned after-feel. Additionally, it provides exceptional pigment dispersing and binding benefits. With Ecocert approval, it’s the ideal choice for formulations requiring this standard and for those targeting the naturals market segment. This product is suggested for use in lip balm and lipsticks, color cosmetics, creams and lotions, baby products, hair conditioners and hair pomades and creams. view less
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Cerasynt™ 945 Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Glyceryl Stearate (and) Laureth-23
Cerasynt™ 945 is composed of primary and auxiliary emulsifiers for a wide variety of personal care formulas. This is due to its broad pH and formulation ingredient compability. This product is ideal and recommended for use in oil-in-water creams and lotio...view more Cerasynt™ 945 is composed of primary and auxiliary emulsifiers for a wide variety of personal care formulas. This is due to its broad pH and formulation ingredient compability. This product is ideal and recommended for use in oil-in-water creams and lotions. view less
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Stabileze™ QM Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer
Stabileze™ QM is a Methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer crosslinked with decadiene. It is supplied as a white powder (100%). This product disperses easily in water, forms clear, aqueous gels at low use levels (0.25 - 0.50%), and is effective over wide pH range (3-11). Its shear-thinning properties allow strong gels with quick break for processing, spreading and dispensing. Stabilezer gels have excellent stability to shear, temperature and UV-A radiation, are not tacky, leaves a smooth, soft feel on skin and hair, and enhances hold property of hair styling products. Clear gels are developed by first hydrolyzing anhydride groups to diacid...view more Stabileze™ QM is a Methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer crosslinked with decadiene. It is supplied as a white powder (100%). This product disperses easily in water, forms clear, aqueous gels at low use levels (0.25 - 0.50%), and is effective over wide pH range (3-11). Its shear-thinning properties allow strong gels with quick break for processing, spreading and dispensing. Stabilezer gels have excellent stability to shear, temperature and UV-A radiation, are not tacky, leaves a smooth, soft feel on skin and hair, and enhances hold property of hair styling products. Clear gels are developed by first hydrolyzing anhydride groups to diacid form by heating and then adjusting Ph with organic or inorganic bases to obtain desired viscosity. Alternatively, hydrolysis and neutralization can be accomplished in one step by heating with an inorganic base. It provides thickening of all types of aqueous gels and nonionic creams and lotions for personal care. This product can also be used in hydroalcoholic systems, and to thicken other liquids such as glycerin. view less
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germall™ plus preservative Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
germall™ plus preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder, a patented synergistic combination of germall™ II preservative (diazolidinyl urea) and iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC). germall™ plus is a highly effective, broad spectrum preserva...view more germall™ plus preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder, a patented synergistic combination of germall™ II preservative (diazolidinyl urea) and iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC). germall™ plus is a highly effective, broad spectrum preservative for emulsions and aqueous formulations. It can be incorporated into a variety of leave-on and rinse-off cosmetic and personal care formulations for reliable preservation. view less
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