PERSONAL CARE
Regain consumer trust with modern hygiene technology Consumers’ heightened awareness of hygiene as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, is impacting the way they approach beauty and personal care products. Experts say this is especially relevant when it comes to consumers’ perception of ingredient safety, the shelf life of products and substantiated hygiene claims. By Abby Vorster
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afe and effective synthetic
Formulation guide: Hand Hygiene Gel – cleansing without rinsing
ingredients have a key role to play Ingredient
INCI
Water
Aqua
Carbopol Ultrez 21 Polymerl
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
0.3
Sodium Hydroxide 10% solution
Aqua (and) Sodium Hydroxide
0.4
Glycerin
Glycerin
2.0
SymGuard CD
Phenylpropanol (and) o-Cymen-5-ol (and) Decylene Glycol
0.5
SymMollient W/S
Trideceth-9 Peg-5 Isononanoate (and) Aqua
always better, especially when it comes to
Ethanol
Alcohol (and) Aqua
ingredient safety and shelf life, making way
Fragrance – Bilberry
Parfum
0.5
Extrapone Aloe Vera (Organic) GW
Aqua (and) Glycerin (and) Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
1.0
in ensuring brand owners and manufacturers can meet these new
personal care needs. Clare Hennigan, a
Phase A
senior beauty analyst at Mintel, explains that brands also need to educate consumers
B
on the benefits and stability of synthetic ingredients, while providing evidence to confirm product safety. This will push the notion that natural isn’t
for modern, safe and more environmentally friendly hygiene enabling active ingredients. There is also an opportunity for brand
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D
% 63.3
2.0 30.0
Made with aloe vera leaf extracts, this hygiene hand gel gently purifies skin, giving a wonderful fresh and clean sensation, while keeping hands soft
owners to include additional benefits in personal care products, particularly when it
measures, Symrise is an ideal supplier
detected at much lower concentrations
comes to hand hygiene and bar soap and
to partner with in order to meet
when compared to the typical use level
liquid cleansing products.
these needs.
in cosmetics of up to 0.5%.
Due to consumer overexposure,
In oral hygiene applications, it’s
Novel cosmetic hygiene technology
environmental concerns and
effective against oral biofilm and
regulatory changes, conventional
prevents oral malodour.
SymGuard CD from Symrise fulfils many
organohalogen systems, such as
of the aforementioned demands. The
triclosan or triclocarban, are being
fast-acting hygiene ingredient has a
removed from many cosmetic
dual function, protecting the cosmetic
products. This is seeing more
formulation and the skin of the consumer. It
and more manufacturers
is suitable for use in personal wash products,
incorporating modern
hand cleansing gels, deodorants and
multifunctional
oral care products. SymGuard CD does
ingredients with
not contain organohalogens, offering
antimicrobial properties
a sustainable alternative to traditional
in their personal
ingredients such as triclosan or triclocarban.
care formulations.
In its search for alternatives to
Anticipating this
“We have dedicated ourselves to provide the cosmetics industry with effective alternatives to traditional
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antimicrobials. Our aim is to always offer customers and consumers cuttingedge solutions,” says Dr
In vitro efficacy data showed 0.5% SymGuard Florian Genrich, CD in an aqueous liquid senior global soap solution can even product manager compete with 0.3% at Symrise. triclosan and 0.1% As a fast-acting benzalkonium modern hygiene chloride.
organohalogen actives, Symrise
development, Symrise has
developed SymGuard CD as a safe, readily
heightened its R&D efforts
biodegradable and skin-friendly ingredient,
to produce SymGuard CD as a
which it launched a few years ago.
dedicated ingredient that meets the
odour, easy to process liquid. It is highly
specific requirements of hygiene and
soluble in alcohols, glycols, vegetable
surfactant-based cosmetics.
oils and cosmetic esters. •
Safe and versatile The demand for skin-safe eco-friendly ingredients has been steadily increasing
Effective antioxidant
for years. With its sustainable approach
SymGuard CD is also an efficient
and environmentally protective
antioxidant; its antioxidant activity is
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ingredient, SymGuard CD is available in a colourless, low-
Symrise – www.symrise.com
