Personal Care Ingredients

Optiphen™ GP by Ashland is a multi-functional and effective preservative system designed for use in personal care and cosmetic products. It provides reliable protection against the growth of bacteria, yeast, and mould, ensuring the safety and stability of your products. This non-ionic and non-toxic ingredient is gentle on the skin and can be used in a wide range of applications, including creams, lotions, shampoos, and more. With its ability to maintain the stability of your products in a broad range of pH conditions, Optiphen™ GP is an excellent choice for preserving your high-quality personal care and cosmetic products. Whether you are looking to enhance the safety and shelf life of your products or seeking an effective preservative system for your personal care line, Optiphen™ GP by Ashland is the perfect solution. Halal, Vegan suitable & biodegradable.

effiisin pe 5 comprises a single active ingredient. It has good bactericidal efficacy, and is effective even in the vapor phase. This liquid is stable in the presence of water (i.e. against hydrolysis) and across a broad pH and temperature range.

Cosphaderm® GeMix is a multifunctional blend of glyceryl caprylate and glyceryl undecylenate. Produced from natural sources, it is a biodegradable blend with emollient, emulsifying, moisturizing, skin and hair conditioning as well as re-fatting properties. Cosphaderm GeMix combines the additional antimicrobial properties of both ingredients in one raw material. Glyceryl caprylate provides a strong antimicrobial efficiency against bacteria and yeasts whereas glyceryl undecylenate shows great efficiency against gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. Combination of both ingredients leads to full spectrum microbial protection in a pH range from 3.5 to 7.5.

Cosphaderm® GMUD is made from natural undecylenic acid linked to plant-based glycerol. It is a natural multifunctional compound with emollient, emulsifying and skin conditioning properties. Additionally, it can support antimicrobial product protection approaches with its mild surface activity and corresponding disruption of the microorganism’s membrane integrity. As an antimicrobial multifunctional, it is especially effective against yeasts and molds.