TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Cosmetics
Hair Care
Stepan Company has received the 2021 ICIS Surfactants Sustainability Award for its latest sustainable hair conditioning agent, STEPANQUAT® Soleil.
Derived from Sunflower Oil
STEPANQUAT® Soleil is 100 percent active and derived from locally sourced GMO-free sunflower oil, a renewable and sustainable feedstock locally sourced in Europe. The hair conditioning agent is readily biodegradable and free from silicones, glycols, preservatives and drying alcohols.
The ICIS Surfactants Awards recognize and reward companies paving the way in product, process and sustainability innovations in the industry. Entries to the ICIS Surfactants Awards are judged by a specially chosen panel of leading industry experts. They are looking for innovative projects that solve problems and provide solutions for companies, their customers and society at large, as well as benefitting the environment and progressing sustainability.
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A sincere thank you to the ICIS committee and our fellow industry members. [Stepan Company is] honored to receive this prestigious sustainability award,” said Jason Keiper, Stepan chief technology and sustainability officer.
Stepan’s BIO-SOFT® LFS technology for home, industrial and institutional cleaning was also shortlisted for the ICIS Innovation Award.
Source: Stepan