TAGS: Natural/ Organic
Clariant has expanded the personal care industry’s increasingly-limited preservation options for both traditional and natural formulations with the launch of next generation preservation booster, Velsan® Flex.
Velsan® Flex - Antimicrobial Protection
Velsan® Flex ensures antimicrobial protection with up to 50 percent less traditional preservative, such as Benzoic acid, Benzyl alcohol or Phenoxyethanol, for a broad range of cosmetic formulations. Clariant demonstrates its exceptional versatility through sample formulations focused on on-trend natural formulations and clear formats which are particularly difficult to preserve.
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Clariant’s introduction of a new 93 percent renewable-based preservative booster for cosmetics is set to be welcomed by formulators and brands amid fewer and fewer available preservative options,” commented Ralf Zerrer, head of innovation & strategic marketing, business unit industrial & consumer specialties, Clariant.
Velsan® Flex overcomes the challenges of clear applications with extremely high water content in sample formulations:
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Ideal for micellar gel, those with both high water and active content
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Ideal for tonic water formulations
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Ideal for clear aqueous formulations containing oil
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Ideal for fragrances with low preservative load, such as a nourishing shower gel
RSPO Certified and COSMOS Approved
Velsan® Flex is derived from the glucose syrup of renewable corn and palm kernel oil available in RSPO Mass Balance certified quality. The ingredient is ISO 16128 compliant and approved by COSMOS, supporting opportunities to boost the performance of preservatives accepted for naturally certified formulations.
Velsan® Flex has proven its success in protecting natural formulations, including nutrient-rich formula, otherwise an active breeding ground for microorganisms, in the form of a COSMOS certifiable rose body lotion, and a Natural Sheet Mask, particularly challenging because of its exceptionally high water content and large surface.
“It opens up more effective preservation systems and more environmentally friendly claims to a wide range of cosmetics formulations, where the amount of traditional preservative can be reduced, and also natural alternatives can reach required performance levels,” added Zerrer.
Velsan® Flex carries Clariant’s EcoTain® label in recognition of its renewable content and further sustainability advantages offered to personal care formulators through its combination of water solubility, oil solubilizing properties, and preservative boosting properties.
Source: Clariant