Hair Care Essentials

This curl cream controls and defines coarse, frizzy hair while adding moisture for softer, more natural, frizz-free curls with shine.

Dow

• Cellosize™ PCG-10: Nonionic, water-soluble polymer that can thicken, suspend, bind, emulsify, form films, stabilize, disperse, retain water, and provide protective colloid action. Outstanding tolerance for dissolved electrolytes.

DSM

• D-Panthenol: Long-lasting moisturizer for hair, skin and nails; nourishes and strengthens hair; prevents hair damage caused by over-drying.

Inolex

• LexFeel® N350: Natural alternative to 350 cS dimethicone.
• LexFeel® WOW: 100% plant-based, fast spreading, partially volatile alternative for silicones such as cyclotetrasiloxane and cyclopentasiloxane

Solvay

• Mackstat® DM: Efficacious, broad spectrum, and cost effective antimicrobial.  It is often sufficient by itself and can also be combined with other preservatives to provide enhanced antifungal activity.

Pilot

• Maquat®  BTMC-85: Naturally plant derived behenyl trimethyl ammonium chloride offered at 80% active flake that imparts exceptional conditioning, wet comb, detangling, softening, suspending and emulsification.
• Maquat® CETAC-30%: Naturally plant derived cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride in water with excellent substantive and anti-static properties that imparts exceptional conditioning, and detangling.

This clear styling wax has a unique hard texture and provides superior hold, edge control, and shine to the hair.

DSM

• TILAMAR® Fix A1000: Hair styling polymer that provides extra strong hold with natural feel.

Inolex

• Lexol® IPP: Lubricous, high quality, odorless and colorless emollient.

Solvay

• Mackstat® DM: Efficacious, broad spectrum, and cost effective antimicrobial. It is often sufficient by itself and can also be combined with other preservatives to provide enhanced antifungal activity.

This hair strengthening cream is formulated with ingredients shown to strengthen fragile hair, stop breakage, condition dry, brittle hair, protect hair against heat and styling damage, and encourage hair growth.

Dow

• DOWSIL™ CE-8411 Smooth Plus Emulsion: Provides reduced hair breakage, moisturized feel with increased smoothness, conditioning, heat protection, and shine.

DSM

• DL-Panthenol 50L: Long-lasting moisturizer for hair, skin and nails; nourishes and strengthens hair; prevents hair damage caused by over-drying.
• Niacinamide PC: In addition to benefits on skin (anti-inflammatory activity, skin moisturization, improving appearance of aging skin, protection from oxidative stress and urban pollution) studies suggest it provides anti-hair loss and hair growth benefits.

Inolex

• Lexemul® 561: Nonionic modified self-emulsifying glyceryl monostearate (HLB-10.0)
• Lexemul® 515: Non-self-emulsifying grade of glyceryl monostearate (HLB-3.8).

This daily restoring conditioner is specifically formulated for extremely damaged and over-processed hair. It works to reverse damage, restore softness, and strengthen hair with rich blend of vitamins, humectants, emollient oils and conditioners.

DOW

• DOWSIL™ CE-8170 AF Microemulsion: Excellent conditioning additive for a wide range of hair care applications including rinse-off conditioners, shampoos, leave-in conditioners and clear products.
• DOWSIL™ CE-8411 Smooth Plus Emulsion: Provides reduced hair breakage, moisturized feel with increased smoothness, conditioning, heat protection, and shine.

DSM

• D-Panthenol: Long-lasting moisturizer for hair, skin and nails; nourishes and strengthens hair; prevents hair damage caused by over-drying.

Inolex

• Emulsense™ HC: Natural cationic system suitable for hair care, particularly natural cream conditioners. Can be used as the primary anti-static agent and emulsifier in conditioner formulas.

Solvay

• Fentacare® BTMS 25EF: Quaternized, sulfated, superior and durable conditioning. Yields premium quality cream rinses with superior wet and dry combing benefits.  BTMS 35EF is EDTA-free and blended with fatty alcohol.
• Mackine® 301: Exceptional conditioning for heavily damaged hair such as color treated, bleached, and relaxed hair.
• Polycare® Split Therapy: A natural-based and non-ecotoxic hair repair active. Heals at least 80% of split ends after first use and resists combing and washing.

A mild, sulfate-free shampoo for daily cleansing formulated for extremely damaged and over-processed hair. It restores softness, strengthens and protects hair with rich blend of vitamins, humectants, emollient oils, and conditioners. 

Dow

• DOWSIL™ HMW 2220 Nonionic Emulsion: Provides good wet/dry-detangling and smoothness without weighing hair down.
• EcoSense™ 3000: Mild nonionic surfactant of 100% vegetable origin. Readily biodegradable, excellent foaming, mildness to skin, preservative-free, broad compatibility, good ecotoxicity and toxicity profile.
• XIAMETER® MEM-0949 Cationic Emulsion: Cationic emulsion of Amodimethicone which has been shown to improve wet and dry combing, protect hair from heat damage, provide shine, and improve hair color longevity.

DSM

• D-Panthenol: Long-lasting moisturizer for hair, skin and nails; nourishes and strengthens hair; prevents hair damage caused by over-drying.

Solvay

• Mackpearl ® 100: Liquid pearlizing blend designed for easy dispersion at ambient temperatures.
• Miracare® Plaisant: An anionic rich blend based on plant derived mild surfactants. Provides a clean rinse and a soft after feel..
• Rheomer® 33T: Rheological polymer  designed to provide a high thickening efficiency, suspension properties and high clarity in surfactant systems.

This leave-in repair cream is specifically formulated to rejuvenate dry, coarse hair, making it ideal for relaxed, permed, textured, and colored hair. A combination of intense moisturizers and emollient oils leaves hair soft, smooth, and manageable with conditioning polymers to help stop and mend breakage while repairing split ends.

Dow

• DOWSIL™ 580 Wax: Builds viscosity. Compatible with organics. Provides detackification in skin creams, lubricity in non-lather shave creams, and soft feel and luster to hair sprays. mp = 50–55°C.
• UCARE™ Polymer LK: Conditioning agent recommended for leave-on products.
• XIAMETER® OFX-0190 Fluid: Water soluble.  Imparts soft, silky feel to the hair. Humectant, emollient in skin products.  Good surface tension depressant and wetting agent.

DSM

• Niacinamide PC: In addition to benefits on skin (anti-inflammatory activity, skin moisturization, improving appearance of aging skin, protection from oxidative stress and urban pollution) studies suggest it provides anti-hair loss and hair growth benefits.

Inolex

• Emulsense™ HC: Natural cationic system suitable for hair care, particularly natural cream conditioners. Can be used as the primary anti-static agent and emulsifier in conditioner formulas.

Solvay

• Mackine® 601: Exceptional conditioning for heavily damaged hair such as color treated, bleached, and relaxed hair.
• Polycare® Split Therapy: A natural-based and non-ecotoxic hair repair active. Heals at least 80% of split ends after first use and resists combing and washing.

Easy to apply foaming lotion provides the perfect hold for wrap-set and wave-set styles while leaving hair soft, silky, and shiny. It contains ingredients that define curls, provide bounce, control frizz, protect hair from heat damage, and detangle hair for easy wet combing and effortless comb-out's.

Dow

• DOWSIL™ CE-7081 Smart Style: An amino silicone elastomer emulsion that delivers a combination of conditioning and styling benefits in a single product. Provides flexible hold, curl definition, curl memory, frizz control, smoothness, and reduced breakage.
• XIAMETER® MEM-0949 Cationic Emulsion: Cationic emulsion of Amodimethicone which has been shown to improve wet and dry combing, protect hair from heat damage, provide shine, and improve hair color longevity.

Inolex

• Lexgard® HPO: Paraben-free preservative.

Solvay

• Alkamuls® PSML-20: Effective solubilizer for oils and perfumes in water and hydroalcoholic systems. Used as an emulsifier in o/w formulations, usually in combination with Sorbitan Monolaurate as co-emulsifier. HLB: 16.7.
• Mackam® 35 UL: A mild amphoteric surfactant derived from coconut oil. Light colored and unsaturated. Foam and viscosity booster that is ideal for natural products.
• Mackernium® CC-112 P9: Effective, anionic compatible quaternary conditioner that can be used in hair conditioners and conditioning shampoos to add lubricity and antistatic properties.