Personal Care Ingredients

LUBRASIL II SB is extremely effective emollient, film former and water resistance additive for today’s cosmetic formulations. It lends an excellent velvety smooth feel to creams and lotions, hair care products, makeup and powders. Imparts a soft, smooth skin feel that is long lasting. It will provide light feel, silky and more moisturized throughout the day. For hair care applications, hair will be conditioned, softened and healthier looking. Lends rheology modification, lubrication and moisture balancing. Used in skin care products.

LIPIGENINE biofunctional by Ashland Specialty Chemical acts as a moisturizing and nourishing agent. It is based on flax seed extract. It enhances the skin's natural lipidic synthesis in the stratum corneum. It enhances in vitro and ex vivo antimicrobial peptides (cathelicidin and beta defensins). It helps restore lipid content in the stratum corneum following detergent damage and overall beautify the skin. Lipigenine™ biofunctional contains phenoxyethanol and sodium benzoate preservative.

LAMINIXYL IS biofunctional by Ashland Specialty Chemical acts as an anti-aging active. It is a laminin-5 peptide designed to help preserve skin integrity and the dermal-epidermal junction. It stimulates the synthesis of laminin-5 and b1 integrin and keratins involved in cell-to-cell adhesion, improving the skin barrier function. It promotes the synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins, thereby consolidating the support network of the skin.

INFINI’TEA biofunctional from Ashland’s Vincience laboratory in France is a unique, ultra-fresh tea serum extracted from live Camellia sinensis tea leaves using Ashland’s proprietary zeta fraction™ technology. Infini’tea™ biofunctional provides formulators with a solution to restore a peaceful balance inspired by neurocosmetics and the ceremonial ritual of tea to restore the homeostasis of young, fresh and relaxed looking skin.