| Decyl Glucoside | General Topic Information | Decyl Glucoside is a type of surfactant that works as a solubilizer, emulsifier, and a foaming detergent. It’s a popular form of alkyl polyglucoside, which is a relatively new type of surfactant made from reacting fatty alcohol with cornstarch. This reaction creates a highly biodegradable solution that is tolerant to electrolytes. Decyl glucoside comes from renewable, biodegradable, and plant-derived raw materials. As such, it’s ideal for cleansing products where mildness and environmental concerns are important. It’s often found in baby shampoo, sensitive skin formulations, and green or natural health products. Decyl glucoside is not harmful and has a lower skin irritation level compared to other surfactants. This ingredient is often an attractive choice for shampoo...view more Decyl Glucoside is a type of surfactant that works as a solubilizer, emulsifier, and a foaming detergent. It’s a popular form of alkyl polyglucoside, which is a relatively new type of surfactant made from reacting fatty alcohol with cornstarch. This reaction creates a highly biodegradable solution that is tolerant to electrolytes. Decyl glucoside comes from renewable, biodegradable, and plant-derived raw materials. As such, it’s ideal for cleansing products where mildness and environmental concerns are important. It’s often found in baby shampoo, sensitive skin formulations, and green or natural health products. Decyl glucoside is not harmful and has a lower skin irritation level compared to other surfactants. This ingredient is often an attractive choice for shampoos and other personal care cleaning applications because it has desirable foaming properties. Consumers often see foam as an essential part of the cleaning process, and decyl glucoside produces voluminous foam that has an excellent stability in personal care applications. view less | ||
| Clean Cleansing: Mindful ingredients for you and the environment | BASF Personal Care | At BASF Care Creations™ we make an effort to innovate with a clean conscience and create beauty responsibly. This includes developing ingredients from sustainably-sourced resources. Clean Cleansing features 5 formulas for skin and hair featuring new and ...view more At BASF Care Creations™ we make an effort to innovate with a clean conscience and create beauty responsibly. This includes developing ingredients from sustainably-sourced resources. Clean Cleansing features 5 formulas for skin and hair featuring new and exciting formats. view less | ||
| Style Without Guilt | BASF Personal Care | The modern woman is doing it all. Kicking butt in the boardroom. Taking names in the classroom. Saving the planet one purchase at a time. She wants hair styling products that deliver bold results, but doesn’t want to damage her hair or cause harm to anim...view more The modern woman is doing it all. Kicking butt in the boardroom. Taking names in the classroom. Saving the planet one purchase at a time. She wants hair styling products that deliver bold results, but doesn’t want to damage her hair or cause harm to animals or the environment. Turn to BASF to help you formulate products that she will feel good about purchasing. BASF has curated specific formulas to allow for brands and consumers to participate in this revolution of the hair care industry. Thermal protection, anti-breakage, formulas requiring no heat for styling, and innovative product formats. It’s all here. view less | ||
| Niacinamide | General Topic Information | Niacinamide is an active ingredient found in many cosmetics and personal care items. It is a cost-effective ingredient with proven skin whitening, anti-aging, and moisturizing properties. It is the active form of vitamin B3, or niacin, in personal product formulations. Manufacturers use niacinamide in shampoo...view more Niacinamide is an active ingredient found in many cosmetics and personal care items. It is a cost-effective ingredient with proven skin whitening, anti-aging, and moisturizing properties. It is the active form of vitamin B3, or niacin, in personal product formulations. Manufacturers use niacinamide in shampoos, conditioners, hair tonics, bath products, skin moisturizers, skincare products, and cleansing products. Niacinamide, sometimes called nicotinamide, is a white or off-white crystalline powder that has no odor and is easily soluble in hot or cold water. Niacinamide is a soluble form of vitamin B. The body readily absorbs niacinamide through the blood, skin, or intestines and distributes it throughout. Niacinamide is vital for many essential body functions, including converting food into usable energy for the body. Niacinamide builds complex compounds out of fatty acids and cholesterol. As a skin cream or gel, one can use niacinamide or nicotinamide to treat acne and oily skin. Niacinamide has anti-inflammatory properties that can benefit consumers with acne and inflammatory skin conditions. Niacinamide is a derivative of vitamin B3 that works to prevent melanin from reaching the surface of the skin. Niacinamide also has anti-aging effects. It is involved in the metabolism of glucose, the synthesis of lipids in the body, and the production of cellular energy. view less | ||
| Panthenol | General Topic Information | Panthenol is a plant-derived provitamin of B5 and can be found in many personal care products including cosmetics or shampoos. This ingredient has many beneficial uses to improve skin appearance because of its humectant properties. It helps soothe oxidati...view more Panthenol is a plant-derived provitamin of B5 and can be found in many personal care products including cosmetics or shampoos. This ingredient has many beneficial uses to improve skin appearance because of its humectant properties. It helps soothe oxidative stress like redness, lines, and callouses. D-Panthenol is considered a sustainable and eco-friendly product because it is derived from pantothenic acid (known as vitamin B5). The structure of panthenol has two mirrored sides that do not exactly duplicate one another. Each side possesses a unique biology and chemistry, which developers can amplify or minimize depending on their desired use. The molecule is critical for normal epithelial activity and is a part of coenzyme A. It is odorless, colorless, bitter, extremely viscous, and is transparent when kept at room temperature. The molecule is soluble in water or alcohol, less so in chloroform and propylene glycol, and it is only slightly soluble in glycerin. The molecule possesses humectant-like moisturizing properties, while retaining the viscosity to spread evenly across hair or skin. It attracts moisture in the air and binds itself to the water molecules. Thus, it protects the skin and hair from dehydration and helps hair avoid tangles or knots. Panthenol helps hydrate skin and can speed up epidermal wound healing by strengthening the skin cells. By means of nutrient infusion, panthenol can boost the skin’s ability to fight off toxins in the environment. view less | ||
| Stearic Acid | General Topic Information | Stearic acid is a saturated 18-carbon length fatty acid that is derived from animal or plant feedstock, fats, and oils. Manufacturers use stearic acid in more than 3,200 skin, hair, and cosmetics products in the United States. These products include soaps, shampoo...view more Stearic acid is a saturated 18-carbon length fatty acid that is derived from animal or plant feedstock, fats, and oils. Manufacturers use stearic acid in more than 3,200 skin, hair, and cosmetics products in the United States. These products include soaps, shampoos, greases, oils, candles, foods, rubber, and metalworking fluids. Manufacturers use stearic acid for its cleansing properties, as well as for use as a thickening agent and surfactant. The main ways formulations make use of stearic acid are as solvents, surfactants, and cleansers. Stearic acid is especially suited for these purposes because of its bifunctional character. Stearic acid has a polar head group that attaches easily to metal cations as well as a non-polar chain that allows for solubility in organic solvents. This bifunctional combination enables stearic acid to work as a surfactant and softening agent. Manufacturers also use stearic acid as an element for hardening or thickening. In bar soap, for example, it is the stearic acid that helps the solution solidify into bar form. Candles, oil pastel paints, and hard candies also use stearic acid to maintain their shapes. Stearic acid is an emulsifier, meaning it binds together materials that would typically separate (such as oil and water). This can prevent product ingredients from separating and clumping up, helping them to stay solid, smooth, and creamy. Items containing stearic acid typically require less shaking to mix ingredients prior to use. view less |
