Mild foaming: A look at the latest surfactants and emulsifiers trends

Published: 10-Jan-2020 Featured companies: Inolex Gattefossé Lucas Meyer Cosmetics Innospec BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH
Ingredients

We discuss the preferred criteria for surfactants and emulsifiers, and present some of the latest materials on the market

You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.

The trend in surfactants for shampoos and personal cleansing is towards mildness, avoiding ethoxylated ingredients and sulfates, and claiming green and sustainable credentials. The trend in emulsifiers is similar, with added benefits attributed to those that can be used in cold processing or promote liquid crystal formation. This feature will look at some new introductions that fit these trends.

Not yet a Subscriber?

This is a small extract of the full article which is available ONLY to premium content subscribers. Click below to get premium content on Cosmetics Business.

Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Sign in here.

Featured companies

Inolex is a fiercely independent company that designs sustainable ingredients for health, beauty, and wellness. Gattefossé is a French company created in 1880. We develop, manufacture and sell specialty ingredients for the personal care and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. We are... Lucas Meyer Cosmetics develops, manufactures and markets innovative ingredients for the cosmetic and personal care industry Innospec is a global specialty chemicals company focused on bringing innovative new technologies to market combined with a fast and responsive service. Our global team of...
See more

You may also like

Ingredients

Inside-Out Beauty Guide: 10 Trend-driven ingredient and formulation duos

Read more
Dive into the heart of the Inside-Out beauty revolution with this guide, designed to assist marketing and formulation teams in creating innovative and high-performance offers

Trending Articles

  1. You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
    Click here to find out more.
    AI personalisation to superfoods: standout beauty trends from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2025 Inge Theron, skin care specialist and founder of FaceGym, travelled to the Italian trade show to reveal what will define the contemporary skin care landscape this year
  2. You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
    Click here to find out more.
    The untold story of Jo Malone London’s English Pear & Freesia Cologne The Estée Lauder Companies-owned fragrance giant reveals how its 15-year-old chypre scent has become a category-defining item in Cosmetics Business’ ‘Untold Story’ series
  3. Givaudan Active Beauty unveils Evernityl, the pioneering active ingredient for timeless beauty A powerful ally against Porphyr’ageing for youthful, healthy skin
  4. L’Oréal faces six lawsuits over benzene contamination in acne treatments The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will begin hearings on the lawsuits at the end of the month
  5. 68% of consumers seek clean beauty information and Skin Match Technology’s Beautytech helps with that As consumer interest in clean beauty surges, brands are facing increasing pressure to meet the demand for transparency and sustainability. A recent report by The NPD Group revealed that 68% of consumers now actively seek out skin care products made with clean ingredients

Relevant companies

See more

Upcoming event

In-cosmetics Global 2025

8-10 April 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands See all

You may also like

Ingredients

Inside-Out Beauty Guide: 10 Trend-driven ingredient and formulation duos

Dive into the heart of the Inside-Out beauty revolution with this guide, designed to assist marketing and formulation teams in creating innovative and high-performance offers
Ingredients

Gattefossé pushes further its approach of upcycling

Pursuing the ambitious objectives of its CSR policy, the French-heritage cosmetic ingredients maker Gattefossé, reinforces the study of wasted materials to produce high-quality bioactive
Ingredients

Inolex making moves in the US Market

Redesigning its go-to-market strategy in one of the firm's top markets allows Inolex to increase support and engagement with regional customers and attend to their unique needs, particularly around sustainable product performance with technical innovation
Manufacturing

Seppic opens US fermentation biotechnologies laboratory

The lab’s Delaware location is a ‘significant step’ in the internationalisation of the French company’s innovation strategy
You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Ingredients

Surprising skin feel trends from next-generation emulsifiers

Cosmetics Business meets the companies behind a spate of new emulsifiers promising unusual textures, cold process and more
Ingredients

We invite you to express yourself through our beauty care

At Innospec, we understand that everybody is different. We have segmented our latest formulation collection into five key generations that influence the beauty world today
Ingredients

New formula collection Climate-Smart Care to answer climate’s influence on skin

Climate-adaptive beauty has garnered interest due to the growing awareness of climate-related dermatology issues like the impact of droughts, heat waves, humidity and pollution on the skin
Subscribe now