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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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Allantoin Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Allantoin
Allantoin is a skin protectant for use in creams, lotions, lip products, shaving creams, suntan products and baby products. It can also be used in various oral products such as toothpaste and mouthwash.
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germall™ 115 preservative Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Imidazolidinyl Urea
germall™ 115 preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder. It is very effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas species. It acts synergistically with other preservatives. With parabens, it provides a bro...view more germall™ 115 preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder. It is very effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas species. It acts synergistically with other preservatives. With parabens, it provides a broad spectrum of activity against bacteria, yeast, and mold. This activity has made the germall™ 115-paraben combination one of the most widely used cosmetic preservative systems in the world. view less
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germall™ II preservative Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Diazolidinyl Urea
germall™ II preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder. It provides a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, including Pseudomonas species. germall™ II preservative is easy to be incorporat...view more germall™ II preservative is a white, free-flowing hygroscopic powder. It provides a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, including Pseudomonas species. germall™ II preservative is easy to be incorporated and compatible with many other cosmetic ingredients. Approved for use in most countries, it is effective at low doses and can be used to bolster other preservatives. view less
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Lubrajel™ BA oral moisturizing hydrogel Ashland Lubrajel™ BA hydrogel is a clathrate of glyceryl acrylate and glyceryl polyacrylate that encloses water molecules via hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces. As supplied, this product contains about 50 weight % water. Since it binds moisture and is a h...view more Lubrajel™ BA hydrogel is a clathrate of glyceryl acrylate and glyceryl polyacrylate that encloses water molecules via hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces. As supplied, this product contains about 50 weight % water. Since it binds moisture and is a highly viscous gel, Lubrajel™ BA hydrogel is an ideal ingredient to provide moisture to the mouth. It is used in mouthwashes, oral gels and sprays. view less
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Surfadone™ LP-100 Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Caprylyl Pyrrolidone
Surfadone™ LP-100 combines the hydrophilic, dipolar pyrrolidone ring with a hydrophobic alkyl group and exhibits a unique combination of solvency and surface activity. It is multifunctional and provides a variety of performance benefits in a range of appl...view more Surfadone™ LP-100 combines the hydrophilic, dipolar pyrrolidone ring with a hydrophobic alkyl group and exhibits a unique combination of solvency and surface activity. It is multifunctional and provides a variety of performance benefits in a range of applications. It is suggested for use in thickeners and foam stabilizers in shampoos, without need for salt or alkanolamides. This product can also be used in hair conditioning agents with mild substantivity, providing body, shine and manageability. It also provides odor reduction in thioglycolate cold waves. view less
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Surfadone™ LP-300 Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Lauryl Pyrrolidone
Surfadone™ LP-300 combines the hydrophilic, dipolar pyrrolidone ring with a hydrophobic alkyl group and exhibits a unique combination of solvency and surface activity. It is multifunctional and provides a variety of performance benefits in a range of appl...view more Surfadone™ LP-300 combines the hydrophilic, dipolar pyrrolidone ring with a hydrophobic alkyl group and exhibits a unique combination of solvency and surface activity. It is multifunctional and provides a variety of performance benefits in a range of applications. This product appears as a clear liquid. view less
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