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Personal Care Solutions

Safe and Effective preservation solutions 

to protect against microbial contamination

✓  Diverse portfolio of safe and effective ingredients
✓  Naturally derived and nature identical preservation solutions 
✓  Your Partner beyond the Product 

LANXESS Personal Care Preservation – A diverse portfolio of safe and effective ingredients

  • Broad range of preservation solutions and other cosmetic ingredients to meet your specific formulation requirements
  • Portfolio ranging from traditional technologies to innovative, sustainable offerings
  • Naturally derived and nature-identical preservation solutions to suit consumer products with clean and green labels

KEY PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL CARE FORMULATIONS

Neolone Bio® Preservative
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Neolone® PH100 Preservative

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Kathon CG® Preservative
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Oxone™
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Neolone® Bio Preservative

INCI: Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl

Neolone® Bio Preservative is based on Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl which is derived from natural ingredients. It provides excellent broad spectrum activity against a wide range of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. Most stable between pH 3 and 6, it demonstrates optimum performance in Personal Care products with a low anionic content. Neolone® Bio Preservative is non-irritating, nonsensitizing at recommended use levels, and is COSMOS and NATRUE raw material certified.

Neolone® PH 100 Preservative

INCI: Phenoxyethanol

Neolone® PH 100 Preservative is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial useful for the protection of cosmetic and personal care products, including shampoos, hair conditioners, creams, and baby-care products. Neolone® PH 100 Preservative offers excellent stability over a wide pH and temperature range, providing an effective control of a broad spectrum of bacteria. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) and Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) rate phenoxyethanol as a safe preservative that can be used at a maximum of 1% in all Personal Care products.

Neolone® PH Max

INCI: Phenoxyethanol + Pelargonic acid

Neolone® PH Max is an innovative preservative blend of Phenoxyethanol and Pelargonic Acid, a naturally occurring multifunctional additive derived from sunflower oil.

It offers superior broad spectrum performance against bacteria and fungi, is odeal for various rinse-off/leave-on applications and applicable for a broad pH range of 3–10, while boosting the antimicrobial effectiveness of Phenoxyethanol compared to benchmark formulations at equivalent dosing levels. ​

Kathon® CG Preservative

INCI: Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT)

Kathon® CG Preservative delivers superior, broad-spectrum protection for rinse-off hair and skin care items. It effectively combats bacteria, yeasts, and molds within the standard pH range of cosmetic products. It provides an excellent environmental profile, breaking down quickly, and without bioaccumulation or environmental persistence. Personal Care products remain free from any color or odor transfer. Its effectiveness at low use levels makes it a cost-attractive solution.

Oxone™

Potassium Monopersulfate

Oxone™ Monopersulfate Compound is a powerful nonchlorine oxidizing agent used as a cleaning and bleaching component in oral care products such as denture cleansers. Oxone™ Monopersulfate Compound, a trusted oral care ingredient for over 60 years, effectively removes the stubborn stains caused by food, beverages and tobacco. It is a stable powder product that is easy to formulate, odor-free, works faster than many other oxidizers.

Our comprehensive Personal Care Portfolio

 

  • Ethyl Lauroyl Arginat HCI
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • Chlormethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) / Methylisothiazolinone (MIT)  
  • Potassium Monopersulfate

Note: The dosages and applications listed in the above tables are recommended dosages and uses for which these Products are suitable. All application areas should be considered as examples and have regulatory limitations. Allowed dosages and applications vary by country, hence please reach out to your LANXESS representative for country specific information on the registration status of each product. 

Personal Care and Sustainability

Reliable Partnership beyond the Product

We assist you in creating formulations that stay ahead of consumer trends and shifting regulations. This includes optimizing individual formulations for robustness or labelling as specified by varying local requirements.

Benefit from:

  • The broad technical, microbiology and regulatory know-how of our LANXESS experts
  • Our global network of excellently equipped R&D facilities

With production sites across all continents, LANXESS owns an efficient supply network to serve you globally.

EXPLORE OUR PERSONAL CARE PORTFOLIO

Where can you meet us?

We are committed to maintaining regular and meaningful connections with fellow industry leaders, customers and experts. Attending Exhibitions and Conventions offers us the perfect opportunity to do so. We look forward to connecting with you at:

If you want to schedule a meeting, reach out via contactcare@lanxess.com

Vivien Konetzky

Global Product Manager