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Home / Products & Industries / Beauty & Personal Care Ingredients / Sensorial ingredients for cosmetics / Emollients
Sensorial Effects
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Beyond moisturization,
delivering multifunctional performance

Beauty that feels good to the body and mind.

Emollients are ingredients that help to keep the skin moist by reducing water loss from its outer layer, the epidermis. They maintain the skin’s softness and suppleness and form semi-occlusive films providing moisturizing benefits. 

Effects on Performance

Emollients affect the consistency of formulations, as well as the feel, moistness and lubrication of the skin. They help to deliver actives, solubilize UV filters and disperse pigments.

Effects on sensory impact

Different emollients have different spreading behaviors and viscosities, which in turn affect the spreadability, texture and skin feel of the emulsions they are used in.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS

  • Chemical structure
  • Spreadability
  • Polarity
  • Dynamic viscosity
  • Refractive index
  • Surface tension

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITIES

  • Product group
  • Solubilizing power
  • UV filter solubilization
  • Wax compatibility

MARKETING CONCEPT

  • RCI
  • Eco-labels
  • Sensory profile (during application, after-feel)
Ingredient Key Characteristics RCI COSMOS China Listed Palm Oil Free
Plantasens™ Olive LD More than a sensorial alternative for dimethicone 92% X
Plantasens™ Olive LD SP ECO More than a sensorial alternative for dimethicone 100% X X X
Plantasens™ Olive Squalane 100% olive-derived emollient with a premium silky feel 100% X X X
Plantasens™ LS 6 Skin surface lipid mimic, skin lipid balancing 100% X X
Plantasens™ Pro LM Caring feel, versatile for skin, sun care and color cosmetics 100% X
Plantasens™ VP R15 Natural alternative to petrolatum providing deep moisturization 100% X X X
Plantasens™ VP 170 Shine and moisture from renewable sources 100% X X X
Plantasens™ VL The classic lanolin look & feel, super refatting agent 100% X
Plantasens™ Crystolive Wax Vegan-friendly beeswax alternative 100% X X X
Plantasens™ Shea Butter Ref Skin soothing, texture 100% X X X
Plantasens™ Cosmetic Wax A4 Natural wax obtained by hydrogenation of soybean oil 100% X
Plantasens™ Cosmetic Wax A5 Natural consistency factor derived from sunflower oil 100% X X
Sensotain™ PTIS * Rich, non-comedogenic emollient with a soft cushiony feel to skin 93% X
Sensotain™ PPS 15 * Excellent spreading and co-solving benefits in one solution 28% X X
Sensotain™ CG 070 * Hydrophilic emollient for surfactant formulations 52% X X
Sensotain™ EP 6205 Effective all-in-one ingredient: emulsifier & emollient 22% X

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