Dear Customers,
This is the third issue of our Personal Care Newsletter for 2022. We start the second half of the year with creative formulations from Innospec and a presentation of the TENSAGEX Prime portfolio from KLK Tensachem.
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Your STOCKMEIER Personal Care Team
Editorial
Is the "lipstick effect" back again?
The theory behind the lipstick effect is based on the assumption that consumers do not stop buying luxury goods even in times of crisis, only they are usually less expensive products. It is claimed that lipstick sales increase significantly in times when consumer confidence in the economy dwindles. However, there is no clear evidence for this thesis.
The fact that sales of decorative cosmetics and especially lip products are rising again despite inflation suggests that the aforementioned effect has returned. But perhaps the increased demand is also a combination of the lipstick effect and the natural recovery after the pandemic.
Lipstick or no lipstick, there is a smile on our mouths when we think that the 69th SEPAWA Congress will be held again live in Berlin from 26 to 28 October 2022. Visit our stand D624-626 and let us discuss the latest developments in the cosmetics market.
KLK Tensachem
Reduced content of 1,4-dioxane in ether sulphates
In conventional rinse-off products, sodium lauryl ether sulphate (INCI: SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, or SLES for short) is often used as a primary surfactant. When selecting the raw material, the content of 1,4-dioxane must be considered more closely. This by-product is produced during the manufacture of such surfactants and should be kept as low as possible due to the suspected carcinogenic effect.
KLK Tensachem has more than 30 years of experience in the production of ether sulphates, which are used not only in personal care products but also in household cleaning agents. Since the formation of 1,4-dioxane is unavoidable even under optimal production conditions, KLK Tensachem has introduced advanced technologies that can almost completely remove this by-product from the SLES. Through a modern two-stage vacuum neutralisation, the 1,4-dioxane content in the ether sulphate is reduced to a minimum.
These products are made from natural fatty alcohols and are characterised by high quality. They meet the increasingly strict specifications for the content of 1,4-dioxane in the respective formulations, which are already regulated by law in the USA.
Based on this innovation, we offer you the TENSAGEX Prime portfolio:
Product name | Active content | C-chain length | EO-Grade | 1,4-Dioxane* |
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TENSAGEX EOC670P Prime | 70 % | C12-16 | 2 EO | < 5 ppm |
TENSAGEX EOC670BP Prime | 70 % | C12-14 | 2 EO | < 5 ppm |
TENSAGEX EOC626HPH-P Prime | 26–28% | C12-16 | 2 EO | < 2 ppm |
TENSAGEX EOC628HPH-P Prime | 26–28% | C12-16 | 2 EO | < 2 ppm |
TENSAGEX EOC628BVP Prime | 26–28% | C12-16 | 2 EO | < 2 ppm |
* as such |
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Sustainable formulations based on the Blue Ocean strategy
The Blue Ocean strategy is about companies creating new markets (Blue Oceans) to offer innovative products to customers, rather than competing in highly competitive markets (Red Oceans). Based on this concept, Innospec's marketing and technical team has developed six formulations to completely change the way formulators think about sustainable rezeptures. Here is an overview:
S0276 Bubble Dough Cleansing Putty
This cleansing putty can be used to make fun shapes before being melted into foam with water.
S0274 Paper Pocket Cleanser
Tiny sheets of paper that can be blown up with water and used to gently cleanse the hands or face.
AC350 Zero Waste Tooth Tabs
Mini toothpaste tabs that are used to clean teeth and leave your mouth feeling ultra fresh.
AC352 Duo Shave & Cleanse Cubes
A wash with two sides. One produces enough lather for shaving, the other gently cleanses and conditions.
AC348 Refill & Reuse Lifestyle: Powder/Pod
The powder/pods are designed as a refill product. Simply fill the pump foam bottle with water, then add the powder/pods, allow to dissolve and the liquid soap is ready.
AC351 Refill & Reuse Lifestyle: Pill
This refill product comes in tablet form, where three are dissolved in water to make a liquid wash gel.
At Innospec, Blue Ocean stands for creative thinking and innovative formulation development for a sustainable future.
Laboratory & Technical Marketing Manager Personal CareContact
STOCKMEIER Chemie
Viktoria Regula
Laboratory & Technical Marketing Manager
Tutorial Videos
How to make a baby shampoo
We regularly produce tutorial videos for our sample recipes. In this video we show how our baby shampoo is made.
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The information on products and applications is intended to provide our customers with information and suggestions. They do not imply any legal assurance of certain properties of the products or their suitability for a specific application. Our technical advice, information and recommendations are given to the best of our knowledge and are not binding. They do not release the buyer from testing our products for their suitability for the intended applications and purposes. The contents of the of this newsletter correspond to our current state of knowledge and do not claim to be complete.