Discover Ashland Solutions for Suncare Trends with Innovative Textures

ProLipid™ 151 is a lamellar gel former that moisturizes and promotes healthy skin by strengthening the skin's natural barrier function. It is a delivery system for actives and particulates (e.g. sunscreens, pigments). This product masks undesirable sensory properties, such as oiliness.

Antaron™ Soja Glyceride is a novel nature-derived, biodegradable water resistance film former and SPF booster for sun care formulations that also provides transfer resistance for color cosmetics. Antaron™ Soja Glyceride is non-GMO, vegan suitable, and compatible with both organic and inorganic ingredients. Easy to use Antaron™ Soja Glyceride is cold processable, enables clear formulations, and has a liquid format for fast incorporation into formulations.

Lubrajel™ Oil PF Hydrogel is a multi-functional, preservative-free moisturizer that enhances consumer sensory experience. The unique, optimized polymer composition delivers performance benefits from a variety of product formats.

Lubrajel™ II XD PF is a preservative-free thickener based on glyceryl polyacrylate and glycerin. It is a high efficiency thickening, moisturising and suspension agent. Because of its wide range of performance benefits, Lubrajel™ II XD PF can be used to formulate almost any type of skin care product. Lubrajel™ II XD PF can also be used in hair care applications especially in styling gels as it is ethanol tolerant.

CERAPHYL RMT is a unique emollient capable of delivering true moisturization benefits from rinse-off products. It is efficacious at 0.5-5% use levels in rinse-off products such as body, facial and hand washes, which are designed to alleviate dryness. This product is a light straw colored liquid which is a lipid analogue.

AQUALON EC-N7 is used for coating powder, granules and pellete to control drug release alos used in seal coating.

NATRATHIX BIO CELLULOSE is a natural-derived, non-GMO and biodegradable thickener and emulsion stabiliser for skin and sun care applications from Ashland. Natrathix Bio Cellulose is different than traditional cellulose gum in its ability to deliver viscosity and in another important way: suspension capability! Compared to most common natural options, Natrathix Bio cellulose delivers a pleasant, desirable skin feel adn improved texture, offering an alternative to carbomers for a range of end product formulations.

ULTRATHIX P-100 polymer thickener is a multi-functional rheology modifier. This thickener allows formulators to create quick-break textures due to its shear-thinning rheology and refreshing sensory perception. In skin care formulas, this thickener offers emulsion stabilization, reduces tack, and improves aethetics of hydroalcoholic sprays, and enhances skin feel properites. The unique ability of this thickener to supend pigments, especially titanium dioxide, makes it ideal to use in foundations, mascaras and other color and sunscreen applications to enhance stability and esthtetics.