NATURAL BASED INGREDIENTS FOR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

Organic, Green, Natural, all characteristics we would like to have for the chemical industry. Well, at least cosmetics and personal care products are closer. One example is the new line of Polyamides, which are family related to proteins in chemical structures, that are offered as thickeners in the formulations of Mascara, Sunscreen lotions, Anti-aging Lotions and Lipsticks. These low molecular weight Polymers are nature-based, skin-friendly, easy to incorporate can turn almost any liquid into a clear soft solid and allow the formation of emulsions with little or no surfactants. Actually some are lipophilic and therefore water repellent while some are hydrophilic and therefore water dispersible or water soluble. They provide enhanced gloss,a unique skin feel, insensitive to pH and electrically neutral. In general they are composed of polymeric chains formed by reaction of diamines with long chain di-acids, that can form tridimensional structures through Hydrogen bonding when in solution.
For more information see www.happi.com magazine, February 08 issue.