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Amerchol Corporation: Technologies, Products, and Product Development Leverage for the Personal Care Industry
English (856KB PDF) | Russian (686KB PDF) | Chinese (1171KB PDF)
This brochure provides an overview of the products and technologies that make Amerchol Corporation the premier supplier of ingredient materials for hair care and skin care formulations. Using this resource, formulators can quickly learn more about the many different products available from Amerchol, as well as their performance features and benefits in specific applications. Contains individual sections focusing on hair care and skin care products. Performance properties and benefits are also discussed, and common applications are listed. A functionality table will help quickly determine which products provide the performance properties sought. 18 pages.

BIOCARE Polymer Hyaluronic Acid Complexes for Improved Hydration and Moisturizing in Personal Care Products (559KB PDF)
BIOCARE™ polymers are hyaluronic acid complexes that help retain water in the skin and maintain its elasticity. In personal care products, they provide improved hydration, moisturization, and reduction of wrinkles and fine lines. This brochure describes the composition, characteristics, and benefits of each BIOCARE polymer hyaluronic acid complex. Also included are comparison tests, charts, and graphs. Sample formulations are given using BIOCARE polymer hyaluronic acid complexes in a wide variety of personal care products, including moisturizing lotion, facial toner, eye gel, oil-free makeup remover, and cleansing cream. 20 pages.

CELLOSIZE Hydroxyethylcellulose: A Complete Range of Hydroxyethylcellulose Grades with Hundreds of Personal Care Applications (280KB PDF)
CELLOSIZE™ Hydroxyethylcellulose is a nonionic, water-soluble polymer widely used as a thickening agent in many different hair care and skin care products. It has excellent tolerance for dissolved electrolytes, is pseudoplastic, and acts to improve emulsion stability. This 12-page handbook provides product specifications for each of the viscosity grades of CELLOSIZE HEC and describes their formulation advantages. Information on solution preparation, temperature effects, and pH effects. Includes a variety of example formulations.

KYTAMER PC Technical Data Sheet
A substantive humectant for long-lasting softness and fullness KYTAMER™ PC (INCI/CTFA Name: Chitosan PCA) is a very biocompatible, watersoluble fixative and humectant that helps your hair and skin care formulations deliver long-lasting softness and fullness. KYTAMER PC combines the substantive film-forming properties of chitosan with the natural humectancy of pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA) in a single, versatile raw material.

METHOCEL Cellulose Ethers: Multifunctional Water-Soluble Polymers for Personal Care Applications (1MB PDF)
The definitive guide to the properties and use of METHOCEL* cellulose ethers in a wide variety of personal care applications. Includes information on the valuable functionalities of METHOCEL products in personal care systems, chemistry, nomenclature and product grades appropriate for various applications. This brochure also provides a look at the contributions that METHOCEL products can bring to hair care, skin care, bath, oral care and color cosmetic products.

POLYOX Water-Soluble Resins (283KB PDF)
A 16-page brochure that explains how POLYOX™ resins enhance foam properties of many different products, improve the wet combability and aesthetics of hair care products, increase the lubricity and reduce the drag of skin care products, and provide other functional benefits as well. Sample formulations for several different product applications are provided, and mixing instructions are also included.

SoftCAT SK Conditioning Polymers (419KB PDF) [Japanese (525KB PDF)]
Guide to high viscosity quaternized HEC polymers that incorporate low levels of hydrophobic modification for use in skin cleansers. Contains comparative test results documenting superior ability to deposit emollients, sunscreens and perfumes, along with improved lather performance.

SoftCAT SL Disclosure for Dish Washing Applications
In addition to the conditioning benefits found in hair care applications, SoftCAT SL^TM Polymers enhance product performance in dish washing applications. SoftCAT SL Polymers provide significant foam boosting performance to dish washing liquids, especially in the presence of soil. Additionally, SoftCAT SL Polymers improve skin feel during and after washing, leaving skin soft, smooth and moisturized. These benefits are perceivable even in formulations containing as little as 0.1% polymer.

SoftCAT SL Conditioning Polymers (248KB PDF) [Japanese (240KB PDF)]
Guide to high viscosity quaternized HEC polymers with hydrophobic character for hair care formulations. Contains comparative test results documenting superior wet combability/detangling, wet feel, and increased silicone deposition in two-in-one shampoo systems

SoftCAT SX Conditioning Polymers (203KB PDF)
A guide to conditioning polymers with high cationic charge and an optimized combination of cationic substitution and hydrophobic substitution. SoftCAT SX Polymers provide maximized deposition of performance ingredients in hair care formulas. Contains comparative data on silicone and fragrance deposition.

UCARE Polymers: Cationic Conditioners That Revitalize Hair and Skin (809KB PDF)
UCARE™ polymers are cationic, water-soluble substantive conditioners suitable for a wide variety of hair care and skin care products. They're widely used in hair care to repair damaged protein substrates and mend split ends. They also provide film forming properties in body washes, liquid soaps, and bar soaps, and they can enhance the efficacy of moisturizers. This 24-page reference guide describes their formulating benefits, the wide range of products available, and includes detailed information on performance evaluations in hair care and skin care systems. Starting-point formulations for many hair care and skin care systems are also included.

UCARE Polymers Storage and Handling Guide (67KB PDF)
A guide to storing and handling UCARE™ Polymers using safe practices to minimize the risks of fire and static electricity.

UCON Fluids: Unique Formulation Additives that Deliver Emolliency, Solvency and Smooth Application
English (519KB PDF) | Chinese (1468KB PDF)
UCON™ Fluids are a series of copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, or of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol.  This 20 page brochure provides information on these moderate-viscosity fluids that provide emolliency, solvency, and slip in skin lotions, eye makeup removers, antiperspirants, and deodorants. As well as other benefits, such as the ability to efficiently wet pigments, to generate heat upon application, or to control viscosity in shampoo systems.

Products Delivering a World of Functional and Sensory Performance (124KB)
Product matrix illustrating the primary and secondary functionalities of Amerchol's product offering.

Dow Products & Capabilities for Personal Care Products (115KB)
Dow offers many other products for personal care applications. These include preservatives, humectants, basic chemicals, and many more. You'll also find a review of the many value-added services and technology capabilities we can offer to personal care products manufacturers. By showing them all, this bulletin helps explain why The Dow Chemical Company is an outstanding one-stop resource for so many of your formulation needs.

Articles

New Cationic Conditioning Polymers for Hair Care (1MB PDF)
A 4-page article published in Asia Pacific Personal Care, September 2005

Effects of Low Level Hydrophobic Substitution on Conditioning Properties of Cationic Polymers in Shampoo Systems (163KB PDF)
Presented at the Conference on Applied Hair Science, June 9-10, 2004, Princeton, NJ, USA

Synergistic Effects of High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) and Cationic Cellulosic Polymers on Conditioning Properties of Hair and Skin Products (1MB)
A 5-page article published in Cosmetics and Toiletries Manufacture Worldwide 2004

Cationic Cellulosic Polymers With Multifunctional and Outstanding Performance for Personal Care (169KB)
A 4-page article published in Cosmetics and Toiletries Manufacture Worldwide 2003.

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