ETHNIC CARE
Think silicones,
think clean and safe beauty for all There is growing consumer interest in clean beauty, and hair care is finally catching up to the trend. According to Grant Industries, silicones are ideal clean beauty ingredients. Along with their safety, enhanced performance of active ingredients, compatibility with other materials including naturals, and their unmatched sensory acceptance, silicones are extremely valuable and desired for cosmetic formulations.
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n the hair care category, shampoo bars and other waterless products are growing in popularity because they reduce the use of plastic packaging and are lighter to ship,
reducing their environmental impact. Progress is also being made to reduce sulphates, synthetic fragrances and other non-essential ingredients in hair care product formulations. Besides the basic cosmetic products, silicones are used extensively in OTC, baby care, medical applications and products for sensitive skin due to their non-irritating characteristics. Silicones are also not animal-derived and therefore approved by vegans as cruelty-free materials. They are not related to palm and RSPO issues and are
Table 1: Coconut co-wash 2-in-1 solid shampoo
Phase Ingredient INCI
% w/w
A AminoSensyl HC Brassica Alcohol (and) Brassicyl Valinate Esylate 4.00% Shea Butter Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) butter 3.30% GransenseTC 21X/C Triheptanoin & Coco-Caprylate/Caprate (and) 3.50% Polyurethane-100 Vegarol 1618 Cetearyl Alcohol 30.00% Virgin Coconut Oil Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Seed Oil 5.00% B Citric Acid Citric Acid 0.20% ProCondition 22 Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine 2.00% Elfan AT84 Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate 32.00% Amisoft LS-11(F) Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate 20.00% 100.00%
This minimalistic yet luxurious 2-in-1 solid shampoo gently cleanses and conditions the hair in one step with a non-stripping creamy foam. GransenseTC 21X/C leaves the hair silky and soft while improving the creaminess of the foam
certified as GMO-free. The types of silicones used in cosmetic products are supported by scientific
care products. These elastomers support a wide
Triheptanoin (and) Coco-Caprylate/Caprate (and)
research and are considered extremely safe for
range of free-from demands when it comes to
Polyurethane-100) – are low-polar translucent
consumer use. Silicones are effective, inert and
formulation design, including water-free, quat-free,
gels, vegetable alkane and ester fluids available in
versatile ingredients that benefit skin and hair in
paraben-free, mineral oil-free, sulphate-free,
medium to non-volatile options.
numerous ways.
GMO-free, petrolatum-free, PEG-free, TEA-free,
Ecocert-COSMOS-approved, these clean,
phthalate-free, gluten-free, and fragrance-free.
sustainable, transparent, versatile and formulator-
CLEAN HAIR CARE
They are also 100% naturally-derived, 100% bio-
friendly elastomers are compatible with many hair
In line with the clean hair care trend, Grant
based and 100% bio-degradable ingredients.
care ingredients, such as natural oils; waxes; fatty
Industries – represented by IMCD throughout
The Gransense elastomers – GransenseTC
alcohols; quats; anionic, cationic and non-ionic
Southern Africa – has launched two new, next-
18X/C (INCI: Coco Caprylate/Caprate (and)
surfactants; and commonly used preservatives.
generation Gransense elastomers, which allow
Triehptanoin (and) C9-C12 Alkane (and)
They are also heat stable and can be used in hot or
formulators to design clean and sustainable hair
Polyurethane-100), and GransenseTC 21X/C (INCI:
cold processes and in different cosmetic formats,
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