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Savannah Fine Chemicals has built a strong reputation as a reliable supplier. Through its selection of international principals, the company offers class leading active, functional and speciality ingredients at competitive prices. The sunflower is a renewable resource for various industries, including cosmetics
moisturising benefits. One example is Emulsun, from Floratech. This new, low cost, o/w emulsifier derived from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) oil offers formulators the flexibility to achieve target viscosity without the use of secondary emulsifiers. Sunflower oil has demonstrated a low irritation potential in personal care and cosmetics products for centuries. The monoglycerides and polyglyceride esters derived from sunflower oil form a synergetic crystalline structure, which can create micro-emulsions without shear mixing. This ingredient is biodegradable, preservative free, easy to handle and supports a greener production process. It also outperforms
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n line with global trends, Savannah Fine Chemicals supplies bio-based, natural and organic ingredients, as
well as those that are pro-ageing
skin hydration and maintaining barrier function. Emulsun is ideal for
The demand for natural beauty hair treatments and conditioners ingredients shows no sign of slowing and skin care products such as down. To give Mother Nature a helping the hydrating silicone-free day hand, manufacturers of ingredients will cream featured in Table 1. continue to harness biotechnology platforms while brand owners will grow their local sourcing Sugarcane biotechnology models. Source: Mintel Neossance Hemisqualane and
and prioritise skin health. It also offers innovative products for modern formulation
Figure 1: After 56 days of using Orchistem, the eye appears more open and younger
standard o/w emulsifiers by increasing
Squalane products offer sustainable solutions for responsible brands. In fact,
requirements, from cold processable and
the story of Hemisqualane goes beyond
environmentally friendly to PEG-free ingredients.
sustainability to its superior efficacy and
Although not a new trend, polyethylene glycols
functionality. When compared to petroleum-
(or PEGs) have become less than desirable
based materials such as isohexadecane or
ingredients to use in clean label formulations.
fluid silicones, Hemisqualane demonstrates a
This is because they can be contaminated
performance equivalence across a wide variety
with certain impurities. There is a wide variety
of applications. It is also priced comparably
of effective PEG-free alternatives on the market
to these materials, so consumers don’t have
which can be used to stabilise, thicken or
to pay more for choosing a responsible and
soften a formulation or provide additional
environmentally friendly option. Aprinnova produces
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Hemisqualane by fermenting sugarcane. This crop, which is grown sustainably in Brazil without irrigation, represents the highest level of biomass per hectare of all sugar sources in the country. To produce this ingredient, waste streams are converted
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| JUNE 2018 | P C Review