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Sensory + Performance + Benefits = Essential

Every brand has its heroes, the workhorse product range that is essential to their core applications. Typically, brands continue working to perfect these ranges to deliver on the performance and benefits consumers expect. These essentials are at the core of their lines for a reason: they play a key role in consumer daily beauty and personal care routines and often have a cult following. Whether it’s the rich lathering, deeply moisturizing shampoo or the silky smooth primer, or that sunscreen that melts into the skin with no residue, every essential product has one thing in common—no compromise when it comes to consumer expectations.

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Energize Hair Mask
Delight Conditioner
Explore Sun Cream
Boost Skin Care Cream
Groom Brow Pomade
Illuminate Highlighter Serum
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Energize Hair Mask

If your hair needs a deep conditioning moment that does not require a lot of work, this hair mask is made for you. Let it glide softly across your locks, it will leave your hair feeling soft and smooth without heaviness. Moreover, it restores and protects your hair from breakage, heat and frizz while imparting volume.

CARGILL BEAUTY

  • Satiaxane™ VPC 930: Polysaccharide produced by a biotechnological fermentation process. Thickening, stabilizing and natural suspending agent. COSMOS approved. Gives transparent gels.

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  • DOWSIL™ CE-7081 Smart Style: amino silicone elastomer microemulsion designed to give more flexibility, bounce and hold to hair. Increases smoothness, provides long lasting hair hydrophobicity and improves conditioning by reducing hair friction for easy wet and dry combing.

  • DOWSIL™ 969 Emulsion: cationic based emulsion of amodimethicone. Conditioning and heat protecting agent. Provides ease of styling, decreases dry combing force and provides slipperiness on wet hair.

  • DOWSIL™ CE-7114 Silicone Quat MicroEmulsion: nonionic microemulsion of a quaternized amino-functional silicone polymer. Delivers multiple benefits in hair care applications such as conditioning, reduced drying time and hair breakage, color and heat protection.

  • DOWSIL™ EL-7040 Hydro Elastomer Blend: silicone elastomer with velvet and smooth touch, compatible with a large variety of cosmetic oils (UV filters, esters, vegetable oils) as well as hydrophilic ingredients (water, glycols). Improves the rinsability of the product.

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Delight Conditioner

This creamy leave-in conditioner will bring superior styling and shining properties while revitalizing your style! Thanks to its rich gel-cream texture it spreads easily and can be used on any hair type and used even on-the-go. Its natural and very special lemon scent only adds to the delight!

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  • HydroxySHIELD™ Polymer: innovative hydroxyamino functionalized silicone that delivers superior conditioning of damaged hair surface, restores hair’s hydrophobic state and provides reduced breakage and ease of styling benefits. Brand-new polymer that provides a shield of multifunctional benefits protecting hair from heat, color and damage.

  • DOWSIL™ CE-7081 Smart Style: amino silicone elastomer microemulsion designed to give more flexibility, bounce and hold to hair. Increases smoothness, provides long lasting hair hydrophobicity and improves conditioning by reducing hair friction for easy wet and dry combing.

  • DOWSIL™ FZ-3196 Fluid: moderate volatility silicone fluid, which allows a good spreadability upon application. Improves compatibility with vegetable oils.

  • DOWSIL™ BY 25-337: excellent W/Si+O emulsifier for thick and jelly textures.

  • SoftCAT™ Polymer SX-1300X: provides volume control and a smooth look to hair. Improves the silicone deposition.

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Explore Sun Cream

Get ready to explore, you have found your essential sunscreen! Composed of mineral and organic UV filters, this W/O emulsion will keep your skin protected in all situations, from beautiful beaches to your tiny balcony! The combination between silicone fluids and elastomer provides softness and slipperiness to this formula for a sensory experience with #nocompromise.

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  • DOWSIL™ ES-5600 Silicone Glycerol Emulsifier: low viscosity cold-process W/Si and W/O silicone emulsifier. Excellent particles stabilizing properties and pleasant sensory benefits.

  • DOWSIL™ EL-9081 Silicone Elastomer Blend: high clarity and low odor mixture of high molecular weight silicone elastomer and a volatile silicone fluid. Acts as sensory and texture enhancer with smooth feel without balling effect when rubbed on the skin.

  • DOWSIL™ VM-2270 Aerogel Fine Particles: hydrophobic silica with superior oil and sebum absorption properties thanks to its huge specific surface 600m²/g. Imparts a nice sensory profile and improves stability.

  • DOWSIL™ FZ-3196 Fluid: moderate volatility silicone fluid, which allows a good spreadability upon application. Improves compatibility with organic UV filters.

DSM

  • Parsol® ZX: UV filter with a broad UVA‐UVB absorption curve that also goes into the blue light spectrum. Particle size ensures SPF and best UVA performance.

  • Parsol® TX: Inorganic UVB filter providing very good SPF performance as well as a significant contribution to UVA protection into the blue light range. It also offers high transparency in formulations and is compatible with acrylate thickeners.

  • Parsol® 340 (octocrylene): effective UVB absorber that easily integrates into the oil phase of sun protection formulations. This oil-soluble, clear yellow viscous liquid is the most effective photostabilizer for PARSOL® 1789 and is approved worldwide.

  • Parsol® SLX: silicone polymer based UV-B absorber that can help to achieve high SPF (>30) formulations that leave dry, silky touch on the skin. When added to haircare products, it delivers multiple benefits including prevention of color fading, gloss enhancement and conditioning.

  • Parsol® EHS: SPF enhancing UV-B filter with good solubilizing properties for a wide range of sunscreen products.

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Boost Skin Care Cream

Want to give your skin the love it deserves? Try this ah-mazing light cream that is fluid in texture but rich in emollients. It will boost your beauty by leaving your skin perfectly nourished and hydrated. This cream glides very easily, has a final smooth and cocooning after-feel and is non sticky and non greasy.

ANGUS

  • TRIS AMINO™ ULTRA PC: 100% biodegradable multifunctional additive, pH buffer that can be used at low dosage. Excellent safety profile, mild for the skin.

BIOSYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES

  • BioEstolide™ 30: low viscosity plant-based emollient with excellent oxidative stability. Provides light lubricious non-oily feel. Biodegradable with a high bio-content and a natural origin index of 0.69 according to ISO 16128.

CARGILL BEAUTY

  • StarDesign™ Power: combination of starches with emulsifying and thickening properties. Can be used alone to create emulsions with high oil content or with a co-emulsifier to stabilize fluid emulsions. It is 93% natural according to ISO 16128, and provides a unique sensory experience.

  • Actigum™ VSX 20: COSMOS approved and biodegradable thickener, suspending agent and stabilizer with a wide pH stability and compatibility.

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  • DOWSIL™ EP-9610 Cosmetic Powder: silicone elastomer with reduced agglomeration that provides a unique smooth, bouncy and silky feel with optical effect and sebum control. Can be easily used for color cosmetics and skin care products.

  • DOWSIL™ HMW 2220 Non-Ionic Emulsion: ready-to use water-based emulsion of an extremely high viscosity polymer with good conditioning properties. Gives excellent moisturization and silky touch. Also helps to improves long wear comfort.

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Biosynthetic Technologies

Groom Brow Pomade

Express yourself by bringing long-lasting definition and dimension to your brows to groom your look. Our smudge-proof formula, perfect for oily skin and humid climates, is creamy and highly pigmented for a buildable color that’s uniquely you.

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  • DOWSIL™ SW 8005 C30 Resin Wax: high melting point silicone resin wax (66°C) that helps structure the oil phase. Allows non-transfer properties, boosts long-lasting soft focus effect and improves color intensity. Broad compatibility with organic and silicone elements of the formula.

  • DOWSIL™ AMS-C30 Cosmetic Wax: high melting point (70°C) akyl methyl siloxane wax. Builds viscosity without negatively affecting aesthetics. Provides structural integrity, imparts smooth and silky feel and acts as moisturization agent. Compatible with many non-polar cosmetic ingredients.

  • DOWSIL™ FA 4012 ID Silicone Acrylate: blend of approximately 40% polymers in isododecane. Film former designed for long lasting benefits in color cosmetics and skin care applications. Provides sebum and wash-off resistance; non-occlusive. Exhibits good compatibility with pigments and cosmetic ingredients.

  • DOWSIL™ 3901 Liquid Satin Blend: mixture of a high molecular weight polymer in dimethicone that provides a luxurious satin-like feel, intense lubricity and perceived moisturization and smoothness.

  • DOWSIL™ FZ-3196 Fluid: moderate volatility silicone that combines excellent compatibility and handling use. Excellent spreadability, improves pigment and hydrophobic powder dispersion and provides light, smooth and silky feel.

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Illuminate Highlighter Serum

Dreaming of a moonlight look that will last all night? This creamy serum will illuminate your face instantly for any desired day and night glazed highlights. It is both comfortable to wear and easy to apply.

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  • DOWSIL™ FA PEPS Silicone Acrylate: low D4, D5, D6 long lasting film-former designed for color cosmetic applications. Provides excellent sebum and wear resistance. Formulated in a bio-based carrier, allows cosmetic formulations to have a higher naturality content (ISO 16128 eligible content up to 60%).

  • DOWSIL™ EL-TIPS Silicone Elastomer Blend: low D4, D5, D6 silicone elastomer with low odor and low color designed for skin care and color cosmetic applications. Delivers a powdery feel, blurring effect, slipperiness and smoothness. Formulated in a biobased carrier, allows cosmetic formulations to have a higher naturality content (ISO 16128 eligible content up to 70%).

  • DOWSIL™ ES-5373 Formulation Aid: cold process Si+O/W emulsifier with very low odor. High oil phase load capacity. Ability to form low viscosity emulsions and to support various types of oils.

  • DOWSIL™ 3903 Liquid Satin Blend: sensory enhancer with a unique rheology. Brings intense lubricity, luxurious satin-like feel and smoothness. Helps to maintain a good long lasting effect.

  • ACULYN™ SILTouch Rheology Modifier: inverse emulsion of sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer in dimethicone 2 cSt. Cold process emulsifier and thickening agent. Low D4, D5 and D6 content. Versatility in a broad pH range.

SOLVAY

  • Mackaderm® LIA: Universal natural emollient with excellent sensorial effects.

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