Lonza introduce LaraCare A200

Published: 22-Feb-2007
Ingredients

Lonza has announced the addition of LaraCare A200 to its personal care products portfolio. This is a cosmetic skin care ingredient obtained through Lonza’s recent acquisition of Larex Inc’s Larch Arabinogalactan business.


Lonza has announced the addition of LaraCare A200 to its personal care products portfolio. This is a cosmetic skin care ingredient obtained through Lonza’s recent acquisition of Larex Inc’s Larch Arabinogalactan business.

Derived from Larch trees harvested in North America, LaraCare A200 (INCI: Galactoarabinan), is a highly functional polysaccharide, extracted and purified through a patented and proprietary process to deliver functionally optimised product to meet the growing demand for natural ingredients in the cosmetic industry. LaraCare A200 is a natural, mild and water soluble polymer which enhances emulsion stability, reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL), and provides moisture control in formulations. This product also promotes AHA exfoliation on skin, can improve the appearance of superficial fine lines in skin, provides film forming and skin tightening, improves the uniformity and spreadability of a formulation and provides SPF enhancement.

This natural polysaccharide, galactoarabinan (GA), is a natural polymer linked with sugar units consisting of galactose and arabinose in the ratio of 6:1 respectively. LaraCare A200 is said to display a synthetic-like consistency, characterised in part by its narrowly peaked molecular weight distribution and high intrinsic purity. It has found many unique properties and benefits in personal care applications and imparts multifunctionality to water-based systems.

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