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Skin Care
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BASF launches Lamesoft® Balance, a 100 percent naturally derived product that stabilizes wax-based dispersions in hair and skin cleansing formulations. The new product acts as a natural structure enhancer in surfactant-based systems, allows to stabilize wax-based opacifiers in rinse-off applications – even in low viscosity formulations.
Lamesoft® Balance: Easy to Formulate
Lamesoft® Balance is composed of hydrogenated castor oil and APG® which makes it cold processable and easy to formulate. The structure of the product prevents the aggregation of small particles and reduces the sedimentation speed of wax dispersions in
surfactant systems. Opacifying wax dispersions create a lotion-like white look in formulations and provide significant skin and
hair care benefits.
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With Lamesoft® Balance BASF now offers a solution that is readily biodegradable and helps manufacturers of skin and hair cleansing products to stabilize their formulations without using synthetic polymers. The product is also suitable for alternative surfactant systems,” said Dr. Hans-Martin Haake, head of market development hair, body, oral care at BASF Personal Care.
New Product Enhances Foam Properties
Performance and sensory tests have shown that Lamesoft® Balance enhances the foam properties in body wash formulations and provides a pleasant skin feeling. In shampoo formulations containing cationic conditioning agents, Lamesoft® Balance has proven to significantly boost the hair conditioning effect.
Lamesoft® Balance meets the requirements of EU Ecolabel, Nordic Ecolabel, Bra Miljöval and is suitable for formulations of natural cosmetics according to both the COSMOS and the NATRUE standard.
Source: BASF