Silicone alternatives
With a touch of green: Light emollients
Consumer & Cosmetics
The consumer’s desire for mild products and natural ingredients is continuing to drive beauty trends in the personal care market. Consumers are leaning towards products manufactured by more eco-friendly, sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible companies. Consumers expect cosmetics to enhance their sense of well-being. Cosmetics are initially perceived via their different textures and sensory attributes, and light textures can be an important factor in a consumers choice of products.
Emollients
Emollients are essential ingredients in our cosmetics for daily use:
- Shielding the skin by providing a protective layer
- Keeping the skin moisturized
- Solubilizing lipophilic active ingredients
- Solubilizing crystalline UV filters
- Dispersing pigments
- Acting as solubilizing agent in make-up removers
They play an important role in determining the right skin feel of a cosmetic product and influencing the consumers’ acceptance of the product. Each emollient has its own skin sensory behaviour which can help to deliver a unique skin feel. The faster an emollient spreads, the lighter it usually feels.
Light emollients Silicone alternative solutions
- Cetiol® Ultimate – The volatile hydrocarbon from renewable sources
- Cetiol® Sensoft – The happy emollient
- Cetiol® C 5 – A sensory alternative to Cyclomethicone
- Cetiol® OE – Flexible wax-dry emollient for skin and hair
- Cetiol® RLF – Mild for sensitive skin and the environment
- Cetiol® CC – The multifunctional dry emollient