Personal Care Ingredients

N-HANCE 4572 Conditioning Polymer by Ashland Specialty Chemical acts as a conditioning and thickening agent. It is a medium charge density, high molecular weight cationic polymer composition with ability to deliver high levels of conditioning oil to hair or skin from cleansing formulations while allowing formulators to reduce active conditioning oil levels by 25-50%. Promotes wet and dry combing leaving the hair with a silky dry feel. It improves wet feel and increases the slip and lubricity of hair, important for reducing tangles. It can improve skin feel after bathing and showering.

VARISOFT® PATC is biodegradable, vegetable based and contains 1,2-propylene glycol. It provides good thickening in formulations and it is Compatible with anionic, amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants. It is suitable for formulating clear high viscous systems and mild to skin and hair. Applications for VARISOFT® PATC include clear conditioning shampoos, conditioning body washes and gels, hair conditioners and clear liquid hand soaps.

BELSIL® CDM 3526 VP is a cream colored, pasty silicone wax that is resistant to hydrolysis and has a very high affinity to all kinds of substrates.