Personal care & Cosmetics Chemicals
APL offers a wide range of Personal Care Products & Cosmetic Ingredients for various applications:
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Glycol esters - These are Fatty acid esters of Ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, which are used as pearling agent/opacifying agent in low viscosity shampoos, baby toiletries, liquid soaps, bath gels etc. They also have application with other surface active agents as stabilizing, dispersing, wetting, foaming and suspending agents.
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Fatty acid/alcohol esters - Fatty acid/alcohol esters, which are widely used in personal care products as thickeners & dispersants. These are also widely used as skin conditioning agents, emollients, emulsifiers in cosmetics and anti-septic creams. Used as viscosity controlling agents. They make the skin smoother and prevent moisture loss. Tridecyl esters have a velvety after-feel and are recommended for use in all products which are left on throughout the day such as moisturizers, lotions, make-ups, face creams and day creams.