Cosmetics & Toiletries

Zinc Omadine® is the most popular anti-dandruff ingredient in the world, offering bactericide-fungicide efficacy in shampoos, conditioners and leave-on products. Arxada’s Zinc Omadine® products have been providing dandruff relief and improved scalp health for over 50 years.

PIONIN (INCI: Quaternium-73) is a well-established, yellow crystalline antimicrobial active developed by Nagase Viita, with a long history of safe use in cosmetics in Japan since the 1950s. It is authorized for use in quasi-drug formulations by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.

PIONIN provides broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Propionibacterium acnes, making it suitable for anti-acne, anti-dandruff, and deodorant applications. It is thermally stable, maintains efficacy across a wide pH range, and is photostable when protected from light, supporting reliable preservation performance throughout a product's shelf life.

With its proven efficacy at low use concentrations and flexible compatibility with common cosmetic solvents, PIONIN offers formulators a dependable antimicrobial solution for personal care products requiring targeted preservation and skin benefit performance.

Cabelludin 1200 a proprietary peptides complex, is specifically developed for scalp care. It has a dual-mode of action through which autophagy and β-catenin signaling are activated, and ultimately strengthens barrier functions in scalp skin, relieves local inflammation, and modulates the morphogenesis and regeneration of DP cells. Cabelludin clinically reduces the dandruff symptom and sebum secretion. It also decreases scalp skin redness and TEWL, providing a significant scalp calming effect.

Sclareance™ biofunctional is a new natural solution from Ashland to visibly help limit dandruff and scalp irritation. Sclareance™ is a purified sclareolide obtained by fermentation from clary sage flowers. Sclareance™ boasts a dual approach to scalp health: it contributes to limit the growth of Malassezia fungi associated with dandruff and it can help the skin transform vitamin D into its active form. Sclareance™ can fortify the scalp barrier, preventing scalp breakouts and the penetration of Malassezia fungi associated with inflammatory cytokine release. Clinical results show a healthier scalp with less visible dandruff.