Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate Dimethicone is a water-soluble organosilicon composition with high silicone content (60% of 25% activity) that delivers an exceptionally high silicone content to clear personal care formulations.
Hair conditioning
Conditioning is everywhere in hair care. Customers want to give their hair lubricity, feel, manageability, strength, and more. Each benefit results from the ingredient activity we call hair conditioning.
Here are some of the most exciting ingredients for providing conditioning effects. They have advanced performance properties that offer excellent conditioning for hair.
Hair conditioning ingredients are specialties that create unique, distinct, and beneficial features in hair care products—the kind of features that will help offerings stand out in customers' minds.
Phospholipids, quaternary, and natural ingredients are ideal for today's hair care applications. Mildness, substantivity, high performance, and multifunctionality are typical properties of modern hair conditioning ingredients.Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid (EFA). EFAs are fundamental constituents of bio-membranes and precursors of biological substances such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and hydroxylated fatty acids.
Lysine Aspartate is an amino acid complex, a product of condensation of natural L-lysine and L-aspartic acid, without preservative.
Kelp (Macrocystis Pyrifera) is a seaweed member of the brown algae phylum (Phaeophyta). It is found in the colder coastal waters of North America. High in silicon, which is believed to prevent skin wrinkling and sagging, kelp is considered an essential food for the hair root.
Maltodextrin is a generalized name for polysaccharides composed of short-to-medium long chains of glucose units (from 3 to 20 units, linked primarily by α-1–4 bonds) produced from starch.
Mango (Mangifera Indica) trees have long been appreciated as bearers of luscious fruits. Native to India, Burma, and Malaya, mangoes were some of the first fruits cultivated, supposedly as long as 4000 years ago.
Maris Sal is a salt obtained by evaporation of seawater, an edible ingredient in crystalline form or concentrated 30% solution.
Rich in antioxidants and oleic acid, this nut oil has been treasured for centuries in Africa as an invaluable skincare treatment.
Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) oil was used as an inhalant to calm the nerves and relieve asthma and migraine headaches. The herb was also used as a mosquito and rat repellent and as a treatment for some skin diseases.
There have always been ‘natural’ remedies that the indigenous populations have used in most parts of the tropics – their reported efficiency has become part of the local folklore. These include Neem bark, Eucalyptus leaves, and Myrrh oil.
Methacrylic Acid/Sodium Acrylamidomethyl Propane Sulfonate Copolymer is a unique, proprietary, anionic copolymer for applications in hair and skin products. It is a clear to slightly opaque, colorless, odorless viscous liquid.
Lying on the beach in swimwear on a sunny afternoon is always an enjoyable experience for many. But little do they know about the harmful effects of solar UV radiation on their skin and hair.
The photodegradative effect of UV exposure on human hair is well documented. Continuous exposure to sun rays lightens hair color and makes human hair rough, brittle, and difficult to comb. UV rays damage the proteins of cuticles.
Milk amino acids consist of highly soluble amino acids derived from milk proteins made by a combination of enzyme and acid hydrolysis. It contains all the essential amino acids and can be viewed as a balanced treatment for the skin and hair.
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.
Milk contains many proteins that have scientifically proven benefits on skin regeneration, cell renewal, and as active prebiotic. Also, milk proteins improve the stability of other important ingredients, as well as be a part of the delivery system enhancing penetration of active substances into the deeper layers of the skin.
Bee balm (Monarda Didyma) is native to North America and was discovered by the American Indians who called it Oswego; they used it as a remedy for colds, sore throats, and chest complaints and as a cure for dandruff and pimples.
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.
Nettle (Utica dioica) extract contains minerals, vitamins, and phytohormones like histamine and leaves tonic, antibacterial, and revitalizing effects on the skin. Thus histamine-like action Nettle extract excites hair growth and improves the structure, shine, and softness.
Nonapeptide-1 is a synthetic
NosilFix is a technology for hair that creates an extremely pleasant, lightweight, invisible shield on the hair. It can help improve not only the immediate look and feel of hair but, as an active delivery system, also help absorb hair-nurturing ingredients and improve it with time.
Nymphaea Gigantea (Giant waterlily or Blue waterlily) is an aquatic perennial plant from the family Nymphaeaceae that is native to Australia. It is edible and grows in still-water bodies.
Ocimum Basilicum Extract is a light to medium amber liquid with a characteristic odor derived from the whole plant of Sweet Basil, also called Common Basil.
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.
This large and delicately fragrant flower usually opens between six and seven o'clock in the evening, hence the name Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis).
Olive oil evens out dry, flaky, and rough skin while providing a soothing, moisturizing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effect.
Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (Olivoyl Glutinate) is a completely vegetable surfactant combining the exceptional fatty acid profile of Mediterranean olive oil (around 85% of unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E) with vegetable proteins, extracted from wheat by gluten hydrolysis.
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.