TAGS: Natural/ Organic
BASF has announced the 25th anniversary of producing alkyl polyglycosides (APG®s) at the production site in Düsseldorf-Holthausen. Derived from the renewable raw materials starch and vegetal oils, APGs are all-round surfactants that offer mildness and foam quality for a broad variety of formulation concepts in personal care.
BASF Offers Plant-based APG Line
As part of its Care Creations® portfolio, BASF offers its 100 percent plant-based APG line under the tradename
Plantacare®. The all-round sugar surfactants have proven mildness and functional properties, are suitable for a broad field of personal care cleansing applications, ranging from shower gels and liquid soaps to shampoos, facial wash, baby cleansing products, toothpastes and wet wipes.
Various tests have confirmed the low irritation potential of Plantacare surfactants making them an ideal choice especially also for mild cleansing products with a high degree of skin compatibility.
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Our APGs meet modern requirements for cleansing products and are still a trendsetting raw material for the personal care and the detergent and cleaning industry as well as for industrial applications. Consumer and customer expectations for sustainability and natural ingredients remain to be a strong driver of the market development,” said Christian Somigliana, head of market development personal care Europe.
Plantacare® Suitable for End Products
Plantacare® from BASF is suitable for use in end products formulated according to the European Ecolabels EU Ecolabel, Nordic Ecolabel and Bra Miljöval and it is approved by the natural and organic cosmetic standards COSMOS and NATRUE. The origin of Plantacare® is 100 percent natural and therefore perfectly fits the requirements of ISO Norm 16128.
Since its inauguration in April 1995, the plant has managed to produce more than one million tons of APG. Initially built and operated by Henkel KGaA, the ownership of the plant switched to Cognis in 2000, which was acquired by BASF in 2011.
Source: BASF