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Itaconix® SF 505

Natural conditioning, better foam texture & stability, and enhanced viscosity

Add 100% bio-based Itaconix® SF 505 to hair care, skin care and liquid soap products to achieve gentler formulations with better conditioning and creamier, longer-lasting lather that leave a soft nourished feel on skin and hair. Itaconix® SF 505 is a homopolymer of itaconic acid that is natural, biodegradable, and does not contain any preservatives or additives.

Properties

100% Plant-Based 100% Plant-Based
Odor Neutralizer Odor Neutralizer
Water-Soluble Water-Soluble

Advantages

  • Improve hair or skin feel with natural conditioning
  • Increase foam height, strength and stability for dense, creamy lather
  • Gain desired foam performance with less surfactant
  • Reach target viscosity with less added salt
  • Reduce surfactant concentration and added salt for formulations
  • Gentler on skin and hair
  • Increase sustainability of formulations

Applications

Baby Care Baby Care
Facial Cleansers Facial Cleansers
Formulations at Extreme Ph: Hair Relaxers, Straighteners & Perms Formulations at Extreme Ph: Hair Relaxers, Straighteners & Perms
Hair Treatment Products Hair Treatment Products
Leave-On and Rinse-Off Conditioners Leave-On and Rinse-Off Conditioners
Liquid Hand Soaps Liquid Hand Soaps
Moisturizing Body Wash Moisturizing Body Wash
Moisturizing Skin Care Moisturizing Skin Care
Shampoos Shampoos
Sun Care Sun Care

Product Information

INCI Sodium polyitaconate
CAS# 26099-89-8
pH 5.2 pH at 10% solid
Odor None
Average molecular weight (Mn) 8000 g/mole
% Active ~83%
Appearance Off-white powder
Chemical nature itaconate homopolymer
Recommended use level 2 - 4%

Superior Skin Conditioning with Itaconix SF 505

In a sensory panel study, using paired comparison, Itaconix SF 505 outperformed polyquaternium -10 in several sensory attributes on skin—softer & smoother feel.

Graph of the results of a sensory panel study, using paired comparison showing Itaconix SF 505 outperforms polyquaternium -10 in several sensory attributes on skin – softer & smoother feel.

Superior Hair Conditioning with Itaconix SF 505

Combing and wet stage sensory evaluations were performed on bleached medium brown Caucasian hair to determine soft, smooth feel; attributes were scored as 0=worst, 4=best. Itaconix SF 505 outperformed polyquaternium -10 and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride for all attributes.

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