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Castor Polyesters for Personal Care
By: Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr., Siltech LLC and Carter LaVay, Zenitech LLC
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the June 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- From Cosmetics & Toiletries
- June 2002 issue, pg 59
- 4 pages
Article Keywords:
- castor oil
- polymers
- polyesters
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This article describes a series of polymers based on the naturally occurring castor oil and succinic acid, reacted to make a polyester (such as castor succinate) and then functionalized to provide benefits in cosmetic formulations. Several formulations are provided to demonstrate the use of the various castor succinate polyester compounds.
This is only an excerpt of the full article that appeared in Cosmetics & Toiletries, but you can purchase the full-text version.
