Methyl Ricinoleate is an ester derived from castor oil and methanol used in personal care applications as a surfactant or lubricant. It is derived from natural raw materials and is completely biodegradable.
Emollient
Emollients are among the most versatile and essential ingredients used in personal care products today. They allow formulators to control the final product's all-important feel.
Emollients are designed to help formulators deliver particular sensory experiences into personal care formulations. Properties important in this class of ingredients are firmness, spreadability, greasiness, absorbency, slipperiness, gloss, and others.
But beyond that, emollients can provide a range of functionalities – from moisturization, solubilization, and lubrication to improving skin's elasticity and substantivity and adding gloss.
Careful selection of an emollient can invigorate the formula, making it perfect for the application. So what's the problem? There are literally thousands of choices of emollients available for evaluation—and a product needs to be finished right away.Milk Lipids is a waxy-sold, refined natural milk lipid fraction that provides conditioning, emolliency, and moisturization to both skin and hair. It is a natural ingredient that gives the skin a soft, smooth, and pliable appearance.
Mineral oil is a mixture of refined hydrocarbons derived from petroleum (crude oil) that is used industrially as a cutting fluid and lubricating oil. It is known as liquid paraffin (Paraffinum liquidum or Paraffin oil).
Moringa oil (Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil), also known as Behen oil, has been well known since ancient times and was traditionally used in medicine, for beauty care, and in the preparation of religious ointments. It has also been used as a lubricant by watchmakers.
The white, wax-like substance is used as an easily spreadable oil component in oil-in-water emulsions, especially in lotions, to improve the water-in-oil emulsions' consistency.
N-Capryloyl Lysine is an amino acid-based functional powder derived from L-lysine that forms hexagonal flat crystals. It is insoluble in water and oils and is a texture modifier in pressed powder foundations.
Novemer® EC-1 Polymer is a pre-neutralized, crosslinked anionic polymer dispersed in oil (liquid paraffin). It's a multifunctional polymer prepared to thicken, suspend, stabilize, emulsify and enhance the skin feel of the final product.
Nylon-6 is a chemically inert (pH 7) very pure powder produced by sophisticated proprietary Direct Polymerization Technology. The manufacturing process yields a cosmetic-grade ingredient with a uniform particle structure and a very tight 7 μm particle size distribution.
Octyldodecanol is a slightly yellow, clear, odorless fatty alcohol with low polarity, higher stability, and excellent wetting and solubilizing properties.
Octyldodecyl Erucate is an oil-soluble, liquid ester. It is wholly vegetable-derived. A long carbon chain length ester (42 carbon atoms) is surprisingly shallow in viscosity and has excellent shelf-life and clarity at low temperatures.
Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate is a clear, low-freezing liquid with a slight characteristic odor. It is a non-comedogenic, chemically stable, and safe ingredient for personal care applications.
Octyldodecyl Oleate is an EcoCert-certified ester derived from olive oil used in skin/hair care applications and decorative cosmetics for its dispensing, emollient, and shining properties. It is a clear light yellow liquid, with a faint olive odor and non-greasy feel.
Octyldodecyl PCA is an ester octyl-dodecyl alcohol with L-Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid. Thanks to its bi-lipidic structure, it is very similar to natural skin ceramides and restructures the cutaneous barrier.
Octyldodecyl/PPG-3 Myristyl Ether Dimer Dilinoleate is a polymeric liquid emollient containing essential fatty acids. It provides the conditioning effects of omega-6-linoleic acid in a high molecular weight, moderate viscosity polymeric ester.
Oleic acid is a naturally occurring fatty acid commonly found in vegetable and animal fats.
Oleth-3 is an ethoxylated oleyl alcohol with three moles of ethylene oxide. It is an off-white, hazy liquid with a mild, characteristic odor (virtually odorless).
Oleth-5 is an ethoxylated oleyl alcohol with five moles of ethylene oxide, an off-white, hazy liquid with a mild, characteristic odor (virtually odorless).
Using natural, vegetable-derived ingredients is extremely popular in modern personal care formulations. Jojoba oil is an example of such an ingredient. Like many naturally derived materials, jojoba's availability can vary and is subject to variations in meteorological and seasonal conditions.
Oleyl Lactate is a vegetable-derived, slightly yellow, clear to slightly hazy, somewhat viscous liquid at ambient temperatures with a slightly fatty odor. It is miscible with natural and mineral oils, dispersible with propylene glycol, and insoluble in water and ethanol.
Olive Milk is a complex ingredient, a milky liquid with a typical odor, an O/A iperfluid emulsion ( < 100 mPa.s) containing about 30% of the dispersion phase obtained with a particular methodology.
The onion bulb contains many biologically active components, including vitamins and provitamins, amino and fatty acids, and antioxidant phytosterols.
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil is a pale yellow liquid with a mild odor, an organically certified emollient developed from sustainable resources in the Amazon rainforest.
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters is a hydro-dispersible ester based on Babacu (Babassu) oil. It is also known under the trade name Hydramazon Oleifera.
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters is a hydroactive emollient that reduces skin defatting from surfactant systems.
Orchid (Orchis Mascula) was once a popular nutritious drink found in cafes on London's Fleet Street.
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil is a rice bran oil, a clear yellow to amber oily liquid. It is a good source of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamins, unsaponifiables (3.5%), and other skin-nourishing compounds. It is an excellent ingredient for the treatment of dry and flaky skin.
Palmitic acid (Hexadecanoic acid) is a saturated, 16-carbon atom-length fatty acid, a common component of animal fats and vegetable oils. It is a white, waxy solid at room temperature.
Pantethine as an intermediate in the conversion of Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) to Coenzyme A plays an important role in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. Due to people’s lifestyle changes resulting i. a.
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oils PEG-8 Esters is a hydro-dispersible emollient based on natural oil from the passion fruit. It is also known under the trade name Hydramazon Passiflora.
This natural oil is harvested from the seeds of the Passionflower fruit (Passion fruit also called Maracuja), which contain bioflavonoids known to help regulate the level of sebaceous gland activity.
PCA Glyceryl Oleate is an amino acid-based lipophilic nonionic surfactant derived from glycerin, oleic acid, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid (PCA).