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Star Anise Extract, a novel ingredient from Sinerga
Posted by Chemlink in Chemlink Lab, Personal Care Products, Uncategorized | 0 comments
Sinerga’s Star Anise Extract is a naturally derived and multifunctional ingredient for greasy and combination skins. It performs five different actions in one, offering good efficacy against blemishes and Propionibacterium acne conditions.
Plantasens® Biogum Tara: A Rheology Modifier with a Renewable Carbon Index (RCI) of 100%
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Clariant’s Plantasens® Biogum Tara (INCI: Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum) is a natural rheology modifier that’s directly obtained from the Tara Spinosa plant, providing a natural thickener and texturizer that can be used for personal care applications.
Aristoflex Silk from Clariant
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Aristoflex Silk is a multifunctional, salt-tolerant rheology modifier that is perfect for formulations containing UV filters or actives. In this blog we take a look at some of the key benefits of formulating with Clariant’s Aristoflex Silk.
Chemlink Creations – Mediterranean Miracle Cream
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Dil Sarker, one of our Technical Chemists, has been in the lab formulating with a variety of Clariant’s Plantasens range to show us what’s possible – and the formulation he’s developed is truly Plantasens-tastic!
Plastic Packaging Tax
Posted by Chemlink in Automotive Care Products, Chemlink Lab, Household Care Products, Industrial Products, Personal Care Products, Pharmaceutical Products, Regulations | 0 comments
A £200 per tonne plastic tax will come into effect from the 1st April 2022 in the UK, what does it mean for our industry and how can we minimise the impact of this tax?
Uute Scientific Oy Nominated for InCosmetics Rising Star Award
Posted by Jennifer Warr in Personal Care Products | 1 comments
Our principal, Uute Scientific Oy, has been nominated for a Rising Star Award at In Cosmetics Global this year.
Motusflex®: A New Carbomer Alternative from Clariant
Posted by Chemlink in Chemlink Lab, Chemlink Updates, Pharmaceutical Products | 0 comments
Carbomers impart a silky feel to topical pharmaceutical formulations, but they do require neutralisation to do so. Chemlink are pleased to introduce a high-efficacy alternative to carbomers which require no neutrilisation, simply add to water!
Velsan CGE – a COSMOS-Approved Fully Renewable Preservation Booster
Posted by Chemlink in Personal Care Products | 0 comments
Looking for a preservation booster that can out-perform ethylhexylglycerin? How about a natural, biodegradable, MIT-free transparent one?
Formulating personal care products into soluble packaging
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Soluble packaging is being used more and more for personal care products. So why use soluble packaging, and what challenges does it present to personal care formulators?
Plantasens® Biogum Tara: A Natural Rheology Modifier
Posted by Chemlink in Personal Care Products | 1 comments
New from Clariant and supplied by Chemlink Specialities, Plantasens® Biogum Tara is a versatile, easy-to-process natural thickener and texturizer for personal care applications.