MULTIFUNCTIONALS - The Power of Synergy
Consumers are increasingly seeking multipurpose products to fit into their hectic life styles. This trend has fueled new product launches in formats such as BB creams that offer a wide range of user benefits. Introducing fewer ingredients that perform multiple functions into formulations also aids in keeping the list of ingredients shorter, making the finished products more appealing to many consumers. In addition, fewer ingredients may equate to products that are less expensive and easier to manufacture.
Time is money and the modern consumer is more and more adept at saving both without compromising quality. Multifunctional products are not a novel trend however. The very first 2-in-1 shampoos and conditioners in the 1980’s were just the start of an ever-increasing demand for new combinations of functionalities in cosmetic products. Today, this concept is increasingly reaching out into new categories as well as expanding from mass brands to prestige products.
Moreover, consumers in Asia have differing expectations from consumers in Europe, North and South America and Africa. Consumers in every region demand unique formulation aesthetics to satisfy their exacting needs. Therefore, formulators must have a very large palette of ingredients dedicated to an array of formulation benefits as they attempt to optimize the use of ingredients at their disposal in the laboratory. This is where multifunctional ingredients play a key role. These multitaskers help the formulator eliminate the overall number of ingredients while maximizing formula benefits and optimizing consumer experience.
Savelite® HB – The New Basic
INCI: Hydroxypropyl Benzoate
- Liquid multifunctional for cold-processing
- Broad-spectrum product protection enhancer
- Moisturizes
- Respects skin microbiome
- Antioxidant and antioxidants enhancer
- Emulsion stabilization
- Clear, colorless and odorless liquid
- Soluble in ethanol, glycols, lipophilic solvents, cosmetic esters and vegetable oils
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Hydrolite® 5 green – The True 'Less is More' Multifunctional
INCI: Pentylene Glycol
- Sustainable pentylene glycol: 100% green carbon
- Patented process using raw materials from by-products : bagasse from sugar cane and pulp from wood
- Enhances the performances of active ingredients
- Excellent moisturizer, also provides product protection
- Improves formula aesthetics including dispensability of pigments
- Stabilizes emulsions, excellent solvent and solubilizer
- Colorless liquid, nearly odorless
- Soluble in water, ethanol and glycols
- Food grade - suitable for oral care
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- China compliant
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Hydrolite® 5P – Less is More...
INCI: Pentylene Glycol
- Multifunctional ingredient with approved DMF dossier
- 100% green carbon
- Brings new opportunities for the formulators of dermo-cometics to improve the naturalness of classical formulations
- Simple molecule with an excellent safety profile
- Suitable for sensitive skin
- Provides light and elegant skin feel
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Hydrolite® 6/6 green – A Drop of Mildness
INCI: 1,2-Hexanediol
- Mild solution for all skin types, even for the most delicate
- Moisturizes
- Respects the skin microbiome
- Helps to solubilize many ingredients, especially lipophilic materials
- Improves the sensorial profile of formulations
- Helps to stabilize emulsions by reducing the droplet size
- Enhances product protection
- Colorless liquid, nearly odorless
- Soluble in water, ethanol and glycols
- Food grade – suitable for oral care
- China compliant
Hydrolite® 6 green: 100% green carbon
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- NATRUE approved
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Hydrolite® 7 green – Clear Step Ahead
INCI: 1,2-Heptanediol
- The only 7-carbon 1,2-alkanediol on the cosmetics market
- Sustainably sourced and produced in an environmental friendly process
- 100% green carbon
- Empowers antioxidants both on the skin and in formulations
- Helps to modulate sebum production
- Reduces malodor
- Helps to solubilize organic UV filters
- Respects the skin microbiome
- Clear, colorless, nearly odorless liquid
- Soluble in water, ethanol, glycols, and cosmetic esters
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- NATRUE approved
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Hydrolite® CG/8/8 green – Uncompromised Efficacy
INCI: Caprylyl Glycol
- Moisturizes
- Improves pigment dispersion
- Respects the skin microbiome
- Enhances product protection
- Colorless-to-white, nearly odorless liquid-to-solid
- Soluble in water, ethanol and glycols
- Food grade - suitable for oral care
- China compliant
Hydrolite® 8 green: 100% green carbon
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- NATRUE approved
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SymDiol® 68/68 green – Smart Synergy
INCI: 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
- Patented synergistic blend
- Moisturizes
- Respects the skin microbiome
- Helps to stabilize emulsions by reducing the droplet size
- Can be used to increase the clarity of transparent formulations
- Enhances product protection
- Easy to formulate: colorless, nearly odorless liquid
- Soluble in water, ethanol and glycols
- Food grade - suitable for oral care
- China compliant
SymDiol® 68 green: 100% green carbon
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- NATRUE approved
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SymDiol® 68T – Synergy & Power
INCI: 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tropolone
- Patented synergistic blend
- Moisturizes
- Provides antioxidant properties
- Enhances broad-spectrum product protection
- Easy to formulate: clear, nearly odorless liquid
- Soluble in ethanol and glycols
- Food grade - suitable for oral care
- China compliant
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SymLite® G8 – Natural Protection
INCI: Glyceryl Caprylate
- 100% green carbon
- Co-emulsifier
- Improves the sensorial profile of cosmetic formulas
- Improves the skin barrier
- Moisturizes
- Respects the skin microbiome
- Suitable for skin and hair care
- Colorless liquid to light yellow solid
- Soluble in ethanol, glycol and mixable in water
- Certified mass balance RSPO
- COSMOS/Ecocert approved
- Food grade - suitable for oral care
- China compliant
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SymSave® H – Multi-Talented Shield
INCI: Hydroxyacetophenone
- Nature-identical molecule
- Soothing agent
- Antioxidant properties
- Enhances broad spectrum product protection
- Helps to protect difficult formulations including sunscreens and surfactant systems
- White-to-beige crystalline powder with very low odor
- Soluble up to 1% in water and in glycols
- Food grade – suitable for oral care
- China compliant
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SymSave® 5E – Multi-Talented Liquid
INCI: Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Aqua
- Liquid multifunctional blend for cold-processing
- Antioxidant and deodorant properties
- Improves formulation esthetics and sensorial profile
- Respects skin microbiome
- Broad-spectrum product protection enhancer
- Clear liquid with very low odor
- Soluble in water up to 1%
- China compliant
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Hydrolex™ E - Pure Ethylhexylglycerin
INCI: Ethylhexylglycerin
- Premium purity
- Deodorant activity
- Humectant / emollient
- Enhances broad spectrum product protection
- Clear and practically odorless liquid
- Soluble in water up to 0.1%
- Good solubility in glycols
- China compliant
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