Crodasol™ AC is a vegetable-based solubilizer complex specifically designed for personal care formulas. It offers formulators cost and performance benefits compared with traditional solubilizers. Studies have proven that Crodasol™ AC outperforms surfactants such as Polysorbate 20 and PEG-40 Hydrogenated castor oil and provides counter-irritant effects in anionic detergent systems (SLES).
Crodasol™ AC is used in many products containing lipophilic ingredients such as perfumes, essential oils, and vitamins. The consumer products include aqueous, aqueous-alcoholic, or surfactant systems that must be crystal clear.
Key benefits:
- Cost-effective solubilizer - reduced levels required compared with conventional solubilizers eg Polysorbate 20 & 80, PEG-40 Hydrogenated castor oil, Oleth-20
- Excellent clarity - no blue haze
- Easy incorporation - cold mix, no gelling
- Reduces need for co-solvents such as ethanol, thereby saving costs, lowering VOC levels, and no flammability issues
- Mildness additive in anionic detergent systems - greater counter-irritancy than Polysorbate 20
- Good aqueous alcoholic solubility
- Naturally derived vegetable-based ingredients
Active ingredients (or INCI)
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
PEG-60 Almond Glycerides
Functions
Solubilizer
Related ingredients
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C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is an emollient ester produced from Benzoic Acid and fatty alcohols with 12-15 carbon atoms
MethylPropanediol (2-methyl-1,3-propanediol) is a humectant glycol with a very low odor used in personal care products and fragrances.
PEG-100 Stearate is a product of poly-ethoxylation of stearic acid (18-carbon backbone fatty acid) that contains 100 moles of ethylene oxide (polymer part). The raw materials have mixed origins petrochemical and botanical.
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PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate is an emollient and solubilizer for oils and lipophilic (oil-soluble) ingredients in water-based mild cleansing formulations, such as makeup removers, cleansers, and shampoos, derived from natural raw material (coconut oil).
Polysorbate 20 is an ethoxylated sorbitan ester, a popular non-toxic hydrophilic oil-in-water emulsifier, and solubilized, allowing the dissolution of oils into water-based formulations without alcohol.
Polysorbate 80 is a polyethoxylated sorbitan ester, an excellent oil-in-water emulsifier with an HLB value of 15.0.
Triethanolamine is an organic amine with three hydroxy groups; thus, it is also a triol. It's a multifunctional ingredient in skin care formulations that acts as an oil-in-water emulsifier, solubilizer, and surfactant.
Glyceryl Stearate (glyceryl monostearate) is a monoester of stearic acid with glycerin fully plant-derived ingredient from sustainable raw materials, typically used as the primary emulsifier.
Heptyl glucoside is a natural non-ionic surfactant derived from sugar and castor seeds. It is also a potent solubilizer, making it possible to mix lipophilic ingredients in water-based formulations
Pentylene glycol is a natural diol derived from sugar cane bagasse's remaining waste. This multifunctional ingredient serves as a moisturizer, solubilizer, preservative, and so on.