Aristoflex™ Silk Polymer

Aristoflex™ Silk (INCI: Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate) extends Clariant’s range of Aristoflex™ rheology modifiers valued by the Personal Care industry for their exceptional thickening and texturizing properties as well as their unique sensorics. The China-approved, EO-free and ready-to-use polymer offers a number of benefits to support formulators in answering consumers’ requests for highly functional and protecting products.

Exceptional soft skin feeling for premium face care products: Discover aristoflex™ silk

With its great salt tolerance and premium silkiness, Aristoflex™ Silk Polymer is the solution for complex skin care formulations – a true partner which suits your specific requirements. Aristoflex™ Silk is ready to use and easy to add at any formulation stage as it disperses quickly in the water or oil phase.

Aristoflex™ Silk can be used to bring perfect silkiness to sun care and skin-whitening products in addition to face creams, eye relaxing creams, and skin boosting/detoxing face masks.

Aristoflex™ sensory overview

	Key Benefits	Sensory
ARISTOFLEX AVC Our most versatile	good stabilization, thickening and emulsification properties	Light, fresh
ARISTOFLEX AVS AVC variant for a broader pH range	compatible with DHA, suitable for self-tanning, anti-aging and whitening products due to improved color stability	Light, fresh
ARISTOFLEX AVL Liquid, ready-to-use polymeric emulsifier	easy to use liquid dispersed Polymer, excellent emulsification properties, starts to thicken very quickly	Silky, fresh
ARISTOFLEX BLV Polymeric emulsifier for low viscosity formulations	low usage concentration compatible with high amount of oils	Slightly caring
ARISTOFLEX HMB Can be used without additional emulsifiers	can be used without additional emulsifiers in leave-on & rinse-off, compatible with high amount of oils, particle stabilization, high compatibility with surfactants	Slightly caring, rich skin feel
ARISTOFLEX Silk Outstanding sensory properties with great salt tolerance	viscosity across broad pH range, improved electrolyte tolerance up to 2% salt, compatible with DHA, sun filters and pigments, good stabilization properties	Silky, soft
ARISTOFLEX Velvet Polymeric stabilizer, high compatibility with organic solvents	excellent compatibility with organic solvents, particle stabilization, extremely clear gels	Soft, velvety
ARISTOFLEX Tac Suitable for surfactant based systems and low viscosity emulsions	particle stabilization for rinse-off products, suspension in leave-on products	Smooth