Amaze^® Nordic Barley

Amaze^® Nordic Barley is the most natural, clean and safe of all of our heroes and excels in a broad variety of cosmetic formulations for skin and sun care, hair care and color cosmetics. She is 100% natural, GMO-free, unmodified and COSMOS-approved. Amaze Nordic Barley is less visible than other starches, therefore, producing less whitening and remaining naturally oil absorbent while delivering a powdery, smooth feel.

Attributes:

• Several thousands of years of cultivation, beginning in Central Asia as the principal grain
• Barley has spread globally due to its versatility which includes nutrition as well as health and beauty products
• 100% natural, unmodified, sustainable
• Limited whitening (less visible) on hair
• Controls shine by reducing the oiliness of the skin
• Lovely sensorial properties lead to a pleasant application experience
• Excellent microbial purity and produced without the requirement for irradiation or other treatments.
• A truly ‘clean beauty’ product
• Eco-sourced material, readily biodegradable
• COSMOS-approved raw material

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Dry-Flo^® PC

With the ability to enhance the aesthetics of a variety of personal care formulations, she is seen as silky smooth, luxurious, and sophisticated. Her power to reduce greasiness and tackiness as well as reducing gloss makes Dry-Flo^® PC a superhero in liquid skincare products. She is equally effective by enabling a smooth, powdery, velvety feel when applied to a powdered product.

Attributes:

• Reduces oiliness/tackiness caused by ingredients used in formulating aqueous and anhydrous systems
• Efficient mattifying agent (reduced gloss)
• Enables key sensorial experiences
• Silky, non-greasy, and non-sticky touch
• Powdery feel; smooth, velvet properties
• Easy to apply on the skin

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair care, Sun care

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Dry-Flo^® TS

Like Dry-Flo^® PC, this hero also fights greasiness, gloss, and tack in the most oily formulations. However, Dry-Flo^® TS is an aluminum-free, non-GMO tapioca starch that provides an even softer, cushion-like feel. Her low-protein content is ideal in formulations for sensitive skin and reduced allergy concerns.

Attributes:

• Naturally derived from tapioca starch source
• GMO-free
• Aluminum-free
• Low protein content
• Soft, cushion-like feel on the skin
• Effective oil absorber – powdery after-feel, reduced shine

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair care, Sun care

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Natrasorb^® Bath

Natrasorb^® Bath is a superhero in the world of oil-adsorbing applications and bath powders. Derived from tapioca, this hydrophilic starch excels at absorbing and carrying large quantities of oils and anhydrous liquids, making it an essential ingredient for creating luxurious bath powders. Natrasorb^® Bath starch features unique "pockets" that encapsulate oils in a solid, powder form and release them upon contact with water, leaving your bath water feeling soft and residue-free. In bath powder formulations, it carries oils, fragrances, and emulsifiers, dispersing them seamlessly into warm water. Additionally, Natrasorb^® Bath starch can be blended with dry surfactants to create foaming bath powders with a high oil content, delivering a truly indulgent bathing experience.

Attributes:

• Oil absorbency and carrying capacity
• Water solubility, releasing oils/fragrances into bath water
• Enhances bath salt formulations by adhering well to salt granules, eliminating the need for a fixative
• No residual particulates after dissolving in water

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Purity™ 21C Pure

A low micro ultra white NF (National Formulary) grade starch, Purity 21C Pure works hard in formulations to deliver unique sensory properties, high whiteness and efficient oil absorbency, yet is very economical. Irradiated, he possesses a clean microbiological profile.

Attributes:

• Natural, non-modified starch
• Economical talc replacement
• Efficient oil absorber – powdery after-feel
• Sterilized for High Purity
• Provides formulations with unique sensory properties
• Smooth, soft feel
• Available globally

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Color cosmetics

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Structure^® M3

Structure^® M3 co-surfactant is a superhero in the realm of surfactant systems, balancing mildness, cleansing, and foaming with ease. This anionic, hydrophobically modified maltodextrin boasts a high natural content (NOI = 85) and is fully biodegradable (OECD 301B), making it a safe and eco-friendly choice. In its free-flowing powder form, Structure^® M3 significantly reduces the irritation potential of surfactants without sacrificing performance. Compatible with both sulfate and sulfate-free systems, it is also cold-water processable.

Ideal for a range of applications, Structure^® M3 shines in facial cleansers, shampoos, baby washes, body washes, and shower mousses and gels. Usage levels are recommended to vary based on the surfactant type and total surfactant actives, from 0.5% to 5%, ensuring optimal performance in every formulation.

Attributes:

• Mildness: Reduces irritation potential while maintaining cleansing and foaming.
• Ease of use: Free-flowing, preservative-free powder that is cold water processable.
• High natural origin: Non-GMO corn source, EO-free, 1,4 dioxane-free, and biodegradable.
• Compatibility: Suitable with a wide range of sulfate and sulfate-free surfactants and various formulation ingredients.

Functions:

Co-surfactant

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Structure^® Silk

Structure^® Silk starch is the getleman superhero of rheology modifiers, texturizers, and film-formers, bringing luxury and sustainability to a range of personal care applications. Derived from non-GMO potato, this multifunctional ingredient is not only high-performing but also readily biodegradable and cold water soluble. Structure^® Silk starch is perfect for skin lotions, creams, leave-on face masks, serums, hair styling gels, and conditioners, delivering stability even in high electrolyte levels and across a broad pH range (3-9).

This versatile starch creates bright, glossy emulsions with a rich, cushioned feel, while also offering high clarity in aqueous systems and exceptional film-forming properties. With Structure^® Silk starch, your products will not only look and feel luxurious but will also perform at their best, making it an indispensable hero in personal care formulations.

Attributes:

• Non-GMO potato derived
• Readily biodegradable
• Naturally-derived (NOI = 0.9)
• Multifunctional rheology modifier, texturizer and film-former
• Cold water soluble
• Bright and glossy emulsions with a luxurious, cushioned feel
• Salt tolerant and pH stability

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Structure^® Solanace

This Nouryon hero, with his strong physique and gentle demeanor, helps thicken and add structure to hair and skin products and is ideal for low-pH skin care emulsion systems. He has a magnetic affinity for skin and hair and leaves a velvety, conditioning after-feel.

Attributes:

• Patented potato starch modification
• Applicable in a broad pH range (3.5- 11)
• Amphoteric
• Improves emulsion stability, use less emulsifier
• Sensory enhancement
• Conditioning after feel
• Thickener

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier, Rheology Modifier

Applications:

Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Sun care

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Structure^® XL

Structure XL is a starch-based rheology modifier that provides excellent stabilization in emulsion products. This superhero, delivered as a powder, is a new concept to simply create and process elegant and stable personal care emulsions. The ease of use and immediate dispersability in cold water make it ideal for use in continuous manufacturingprocesses. In any type of emulsion for the Personal Care market, he can aid in emulsion stabilization, aesthetics enhancement and viscosity-build.

Attributes:

• Synergistic thickening with primary emulsifiers
• Provides efficient emulsion stabilization
• Stable over a broad pH range (3-9)
• Improved skin feel
• Improved foam properties
• Salt tolerant
• Pregelatinized and agglomerated for low dusting
• Crosslinked for improved rheological profile (smooth texture, short rheology, shear, pH, and temperature sensitivity)

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier, Rheology Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Structure^® Zea

Structure^® ZEA starch, a waxy maize starch-based rheology modifier, offers excellent viscosity build in reconstitutable powdered products such as hair bleaches and dyes. Additionally, it is a good choice for emulsion products where improved physical stability and rheology aesthetics are desired from a naturally-derived ingredient. One of the most unique attributes of this superhero is its ability to readily disperse in cold water. Supplied as a pre-swelled agglomerated starch powder, it will very rapidly dissolve when diluted.

Attributes:

• Synergistic thickening with primary emulsifiers
• Provides efficient emulsion stabilization
• Stable over a broad pH range (3-9)
• Improved skin feel
• Improved foam properties
• Salt tolerant
• Pregelatinized and agglomerated for low dusting and cold dispersibility
• Crosslinked for improved rheological profile (smooth texture, short rheology, shear, pH, and temperature sensitivity)

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier, Rheology Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Hair styling, Hair care, Sun care

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Tapioca™ Pure

This hero is also a hard-working, economical starch perfect for applications in powder products as well as emulsion systems. His high purity and GMO-free characteristics make him ideal for cosmetics, as he helps deliver a smooth, soft feel to formulations with no visible whitening to the skin. Tapioca Pure can be dispersed into emulsions at low levels to give increased cushion and richness to a formulation.

Attributes:

• GMO-Free
• Economic alternative
• Efficient oil absorption
• Spherical Truncated particle
• Reduces tack, gloss, and perceived oiliness
• High purity starch; ideal for cosmetics talc replacement
• Unique, excellent aesthetics in hydro-alcoholic systems
• Increased cushion - a smooth, soft, and powdery feel to formulations
• Available globally – Approved in China

Functions:

Aesthetic Modifier

Applications:

Antiperspirants or Deodorants, Skin Cream and Lotion, Color cosmetics, Sun care

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