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Who responsibly solves for planet-positive beauty? We do. Natural, nature-derived and biodegradable. This is the foundation for Ashland’s personal care ingredients portfolio because environment, social and governance (ESG), is integrated into everything we do. Our market leading, conscious beauty innovations help ensure our customers meet consumers’ desires for high-performing personal care products aligned with environmentally-friendly and socially responsible principles while still being enjoyable in use. Contact our solvers to learn how we can help you create skin care creams and lotions with more alluring textures using nature-derived thickeners, incorporate sustainable film formers for water resistance in sun care products and cosmetics, effectively protect your formulations from microbial contamination, and discover nature-derived conditioning and styling agents for more natural hair care products, while harnessing the power of nature to find new biofunctional ingredients to help fight the signs of aging and the negative effects that pollution can have on skin and hair. Our research and development teams want to collaborate with you on solutions and products that make the world a more planet-positive, beautiful place.
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Ceraphyl™ 230 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Diisopropyl Adipate
Ceraphyl™ 230 is composed of very dry, non-greasy esters, which impart a transient feel during rub out but leave minimal residual after feel. It is frequently used to reduce tackiness and lighten the feel of heavier emollients. This product can be used in...view more Ceraphyl™ 230 is composed of very dry, non-greasy esters, which impart a transient feel during rub out but leave minimal residual after feel. It is frequently used to reduce tackiness and lighten the feel of heavier emollients. This product can be used in hand sanitizer formulations. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 28 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Cetyl Lactate
Ceraphyl™ 28 ester, a multipurpose emollient, is a performance-enhancing ester that can be used in a wide variety of personal care products. It enhances slip and imparts sheen and silkiness to hair and skin. Acting as a pigment dispersant, detackifier and...view more Ceraphyl™ 28 ester, a multipurpose emollient, is a performance-enhancing ester that can be used in a wide variety of personal care products. It enhances slip and imparts sheen and silkiness to hair and skin. Acting as a pigment dispersant, detackifier and emollient, it provides good payoff and improved aesthetics because it is non-oily, non-drying and non-greasy. This highly versatile emollient reduces tackiness and greasiness that other ingredients may cause in the formulation and provides a non-oily lubricity in hydro-alcoholic products. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 31 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Lauryl Lactate (and) Myristyl Lactate (and) Cetyl Lactate
Ceraphyl™ 31 is used to reduce tackiness and greasiness of other components, such as petrolatum. It imparts non-oily lubricity to hydro-alcoholic products. It is easy to emulsify and best at neutral pH. This product provides viscosity building & lather cr...view more Ceraphyl™ 31 is used to reduce tackiness and greasiness of other components, such as petrolatum. It imparts non-oily lubricity to hydro-alcoholic products. It is easy to emulsify and best at neutral pH. This product provides viscosity building & lather creaminess to shampoos and body washes. This product can be used as a sensory enhancer in hand sanitizer formulations. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 368 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ceraphyl™ 368 is composed of multipurpose esters with richer skin feel than isopropyl myristate. This product imparts "mid feel" to emulsions during rub out.
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Ceraphyl™ 368M ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ceraphyl™ 368M ester is used to impart richness on the skin and a mild feel during rubout. It is ideal for many personal care products ranging from sun care lines to color cosmetics. As a replacement for mineral oil, this product is also often paired with...view more Ceraphyl™ 368M ester is used to impart richness on the skin and a mild feel during rubout. It is ideal for many personal care products ranging from sun care lines to color cosmetics. As a replacement for mineral oil, this product is also often paired with other emollients to achieve multiple benefits. It delivers a more lavish feel than isopropyl myristate. For sun care products, Ceraphyl 368M ester provides stability in formulations because it maintains the absorbance curve of active sunscreen ingredients. Non-occlusive, it can be used to impart a silky feel in various creams, lotions and other moisturizing products. In color cosmetics, Ceraphyl 368M ester is an effective binder for pressed powders. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 375 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Ceraphyl™ 375 ester is a branched ester with elegant character and low viscosity. This product offers formulators an easy way to improve product spreadability and playtime. It imparts a silky and non-oily feel to cosmetic preparations. An efficient emolli...view more Ceraphyl™ 375 ester is a branched ester with elegant character and low viscosity. This product offers formulators an easy way to improve product spreadability and playtime. It imparts a silky and non-oily feel to cosmetic preparations. An efficient emollient ideally suited for sun care products, color cosmetics and antiperspirants, it can help formulators alleviate the heaviness brought on by other ingredients required in their formulations. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 41 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    C12-15 Alkyl Lactate
Ceraphyl™ 41 ester is a well-established emollient that can deliver a variety of benefits to sunscreens, lip balms, color cosmetics, creams and lotions and other personal care products. Used to reduce the tackiness and greasiness of components such as pet...view more Ceraphyl™ 41 ester is a well-established emollient that can deliver a variety of benefits to sunscreens, lip balms, color cosmetics, creams and lotions and other personal care products. Used to reduce the tackiness and greasiness of components such as petrolatum, this ester imparts a non-oily lubricity to hydro-alcoholic products. It is easy to emulsify and is compatible with many systems. Ceraphyl™ 41 ester can be used to enhance many types of personal care products but is best used in pH-neutral formulations. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 424 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Myristyl Myristate (and) Myristyl Laurate
Ceraphyl™ 424 is composed of solid esters with melting points slightly above body temperature. It imparts a dry, slightly waxy, non-greasy after feel. This product is useful for increasing the "body" and viscosity of emulsions, as well as for improving th...view more Ceraphyl™ 424 is composed of solid esters with melting points slightly above body temperature. It imparts a dry, slightly waxy, non-greasy after feel. This product is useful for increasing the "body" and viscosity of emulsions, as well as for improving the elegance of low cost formulations. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 494 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Isocetyl Stearate
Ceraphyl™ 494 is composed of multipurpose esters with richer skin feel than isopropyl myristate. It imparts "mid feel" to emulsions during rub out. This product appears as a yellow liquid.
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Ceraphyl™ 50 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Myristyl Lactate
Ceraphyl™ 50 is used to reduce tackiness and greasiness of other components, such as petrolatum. It imparts non-oily lubricity to hydro-alcoholic products. It is easy to emulsify. This product is best at neutral pH, and it provides viscosity building & la...view more Ceraphyl™ 50 is used to reduce tackiness and greasiness of other components, such as petrolatum. It imparts non-oily lubricity to hydro-alcoholic products. It is easy to emulsify. This product is best at neutral pH, and it provides viscosity building & lather creaminess to shampoos and body washes. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 55 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Tridecyl Neopentanoate
Ceraphyl™ 55 is composed of low-viscosity esters with very light feel. It imparts elegance and slip to emulsions as well as low residual after feel. This product is also useful for reducing tackiness of other emollients.
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Ceraphyl™ 791 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate
Ceraphyl™ 791 ester is typically used in skin care products, hair pomades and creams, and color cosmetics. It delivers a lubricious and rich touch with a long-lasting afterfeel. Ceraphyl™ 791 ester is a good binder for pressed powders and pressed eye-shad...view more Ceraphyl™ 791 ester is typically used in skin care products, hair pomades and creams, and color cosmetics. It delivers a lubricious and rich touch with a long-lasting afterfeel. Ceraphyl™ 791 ester is a good binder for pressed powders and pressed eye-shadow. This ester is one of the solutions in Ashland's Sustainable Solutions Guide. view less
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Ceraphyl™ 847 ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Ceraphyl™ 847 ester is a highly branched emollient ester. It imparts a smooth, creamy feel upon application with a long-lasting, rich, cushioned after-feel. Additionally, it provides exceptional pigment dispersing and binding benefits. With Ecocert approv...view more Ceraphyl™ 847 ester is a highly branched emollient ester. It imparts a smooth, creamy feel upon application with a long-lasting, rich, cushioned after-feel. Additionally, it provides exceptional pigment dispersing and binding benefits. With Ecocert approval, it’s the ideal choice for formulations requiring this standard and for those targeting the naturals market segment. This product is suggested for use in lip balm and lipsticks, color cosmetics, creams and lotions, baby products, hair conditioners and hair pomades and creams. view less
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Ceraphyl™ ODS ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Octyldodecyl Stearate
Ceraphyl™ ODS ester is a branched emollient ester that enhances product spreadability and delivers a silky after-feel without residue. This emollient can be used in lightweight and non-greasy feeling skin care formulas. In color cosmetics, it can be combi...view more Ceraphyl™ ODS ester is a branched emollient ester that enhances product spreadability and delivers a silky after-feel without residue. This emollient can be used in lightweight and non-greasy feeling skin care formulas. In color cosmetics, it can be combined with Ceraphyl™™ 791 ester and Emulsynt(TM) 1055, to efficiently bind high levels of pearls. This ester is one of the solutions in Ashland's Sustainable Solutions Guide. view less
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Ceraphyl™ SLK ester Ashland
  • INCI Name:
    Isodecyl Neopentanoate
Ceraphyl™ SLK ester delivers a light and non-greasy feeling in a variety of personal care products. It is a low molecular weight, low-viscosity ester that offers superior reduction in oily or heavy feeling formulations caused by components such as UV abso...view more Ceraphyl™ SLK ester delivers a light and non-greasy feeling in a variety of personal care products. It is a low molecular weight, low-viscosity ester that offers superior reduction in oily or heavy feeling formulations caused by components such as UV absorbers and pigments. This product offers improved emolliency, spreadability and a smooth, elegant feel on the skin. Because of its branched chain, it is compatible with silicones and in certain formulations can replace silicone altogether, giving the finished product a light feel. view less
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