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Patent Picks—Sulfate-free Clarity, Rheology, Scalp Care and More

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features the latest patents related to sulfate-free products, including technologies to improve their characteristics, and some that simply provide sulfate-free formula examples.

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A New Sodium Hyaluronate for Skin Moisturization and Antiaging

A new cosmetic ingredient, produced by fermentation of Bacillus subtilis as a bioidentical polymer for natural sodium hyaluronate, shows benefits for moisturizing, antiwrinkle and skin firmness in clinical tests reported here.

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Low 1,4-Dioxane Solutions for Your Ether Sulfate Formulations

Time is Slipping Away. Don’t wait until the last minute to update your formulations. Get Pilot’s low-dioxane ether sulfates for easy, drop-in solutions to stay in compliance with 1,4-Dioxane regulations.

Anti-dandruff Efficacy of Sodium Shale Oil Sulfonate Versus Coal Tar

Coal tar is an effective antidandruff active, but it contains compounds that are proven carcinogens. In this article sodium shale oil sulfonate is shown in preliminary results for the first time to have antidandruff efficacy equivalent to that of coal tar with none of coal tar’s toxic potential.

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Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula

Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing, sulfate-free surfactant.

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Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-Free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula

Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing sulfate-free surfactant. It produces luxurious, creamy lather and offers impressive formulation flexibility in a range of products from shampoos to hand soaps.

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Industry Insight: Testing the Most Efficient Color Shampoo/Conditioner Duos

In this "Industry Insight," Sabina Wizemann, senior chemist of the Health, Beauty and Environmental Sciences Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute has evaluated shampoo and conditioner pairs to identify the best performers for hair dye retention. In a recent interview, she explained how she tests these products, analyzes their efficacy and claims, and which duos exemplified the highest efficacy, compared with other products.

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Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula

Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing sulfate-free surfactant.

Stabilized Solutions of Zinc Coceth Sulfate for Skin Cleansing and Skin Care

Tests described here show that chelating agents can stabilize solutions of zinc coceth sulfate, enabling this multifunctional active to provide mild skin cleansing, antidandruff, deodorant and skin renewal benefits. The role of zinc species deposition onto skin has also been investigated.

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Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula

Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing sulfate-free surfactant.

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BASF Introduces Dehyton® AO 45 – The First Commercial Microalgae-Derived Betaine Surfactant

BASF’s newest ingredient is a novel solution for personal care formulators in need of a renewable, amphoteric surfactant.

Shampoo Surfactants: The Anionics

Understanding the structure function relationships of anionic surfactants will enable the formulator to achieve shampoo formulations that are well balanced, cost effective and functional.

Shampoo Formulation: The Basics

To the uninitiated, formulation of shampoos seems easy! It’s a one-phase, water-based surfactant blend that foams! Simple, isn’t it? While that may indeed be the case when compared to inherently unstable systems, such as emulsions, many complications may arise that make it a more complex task than may first meet the eye.

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Evaluating Shampoo Foam

There is probably no personal care category that is more competitive than shampoos. With this in mind, formulators of shampoos are asked by marketing to develop products to both appeal to consumers and perform (whatever “perform” means).

Formulating Conditioning Shampoos

Conditioning shampoos came into being when in order to replace hair body that had been lost by frequent shampooing and conditioning, formulators sought to introduce ingredients that would be deposited on the hair during the shampooing process. This article addresses the basics and the most recent developments in formulating conditioning shampoos.

Alternative Ingredients for Sustainable Shampoo Development

In this article, several ingredients are reviewed for development of sustainable shampoo formulations. Some of the functional ingredients reviewed are plant-based alternatives to existing, petro sourced ingredients while others are mild, sulfate-free and/ or ethoxylate-free alternatives to existing surfactant systems, thickening solutions for challenging media based on naturally derived polymers and efficacy boosters that reduce the use of non-renewable actives with equal benefit for the consumer.

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Formula Anatomy Deciphered—Shampoos

The primary purpose of a shampoo is to clean the hair and scalp; all other attributes such as styling, conditioning split ends, adding shine and improving combability are accomplished by grooming tasks and used for claim purposes to differentiate a product from the competition.

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Foaming for Formulators: Coco-glucoside

Coco-glucoside is naturally derived from plant sugars and fatty alcohols, and has become increasingly popular as a foaming and cleansing agent in formulations due to its natural properties. In this column, the creation, composition and application of coco-glucoside are examined for proper formulating in personal care products, compared with other anionic surfactants.

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