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NEOLONE®

Preservatives for Personal Care

Protect your personal care products from microbial contamination

Consumers trust that their personal care products will be safe to use – from their shampoo to their baby wipes.

With a broad portfolio of preservatives and extensive application expertise, we help protect your personal care products from unwanted bacteria, yeasts and molds while offering ease of formulation. We offer a range of solutions to preserve rinse-off and leave-on products, allowing you to address consumer and regulatory expectations for safe, high quality, effective products.

LANXESS experts in preservation, toxicology and regulatory compliance will work with you to select the best preservative solution for your personal care products.

NEOLONE® Bio is suitable for a range of cosmetic applications

  • Skin Care: NEOLONE® Bio can provide a high level of protection against a wide spectrum of microorganisms in make-up removers, facial creams, body milks, sun-screens and hand creams.
  • Hair Care: NEOLONE® Bio can preserve the formulation in rinse-off and leave-on hair conditioners and 2 in 1 shampoo.
  • Deodorants: NEOLONE® Bio can be used as a preservative in non-spray deodorants and antiperspirants.

Benefits of Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl:

  • Effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, yeast and mold
  • Non-irritating and non-sensitizing at recommended use levels for cosmetic applications
  • Readily biodegradable
  • Wide range of global regulatory acceptance

Personal Care product portfolio

Some of our products are listed below. Not all products are available for sale or registered/approved for use in all countries. Contact your sales representative or refer to our Contact Form to learn about product availability and approvals in your country.

 

Product Name Active ingredient* Features and Benefits
NEOLONE® BioG Preservative

NEOLONE® BioT Preservative
(Powder)		 Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl 
  • Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCI is derived from natural raw materials(1) and is listed on Annex V of the European Cosmetics Products Regulation (EC) 1223/2009
  • Activity against gram-negative, gram-positive, yeasts and molds
  • Recommended for use in leave-on and rinse-off applications
  • Mild profile for leave on applications
  • Found acceptable for use in cosmetic products under the COSMOS standard
  • NATRUE raw material approved as a derived ingredient and complies with the standard
NEOLONE® PH 100 Preservative Phenoxyethanol
  • High-purity, single-active preservative
  • Recommended for protection of leave-on skin care products, hair care products, and wipes
  • Effective control of a broad spectrum of bacteria, especially gram-negative bacteria
  • Excellent stability over a wide pH and temperature range
  • Outstanding performance when used in combination with a broad range of preservatives and fungicides
KATHON™ CG Preservative CMIT/MIT
  • Superior broad-spectrum activity against many bacteria, yeasts and molds
  • Effective over a pH range typical for personal care products
  • Very effective at low use levels, providing cost-to-treat advantage
NEOLONE® 950 Preservative MIT
  • Effective broad-spectrum bactericide
  • Excellent stability over a wide pH and temperature range
  • Compatible with a variety of fungicides and bactericides
  • Simple, water-based formulation for ease of use
NEOLONE® PE Preservative
 MIT + Phenoxyethanol
  • Excellent control of a broad spectrum of bacteria, yeasts and molds
  • Excellent stability over a wide pH and temperature range
  • Highly effective in surfactant containing formulations


*CMIT/MIT: 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3- one & 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one / MIT: 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
(1)Per ISO 16128 and COSMOS raw material approved


More information

Vivien Konetzky

Global Product Manager