EMPICOL® XCT 14

Performance Products

EO & Sulfate free concentrate blend

We are a leading supplier of

specialty chemicals for personal

care, beauty and wellbeing products.

Our chemistries are trusted to keep

millions of people feeling at their very

best everyday.

With consumer health, comfort

and satisfaction in mind, we create

environmentally sustainable active

ingredients that work hand-in-hand

with our customers’ own chemistries

to enhance personal care and

wellbeing in all its many forms.

This includes helping our cosmetic

customers make nourishing skin and

hair care products that are gentle,

kind and ‘free-from’ substances that

might irritate sensitive skin.

‘Free-from’ active ingredients for Beauty and Personal Care Products

Care without compromise

Cosmetic companies are now looking to reformulate top selling

products using high purity, mild surfactants that are ultra kind,

FREE FROM risky ingredients yet still extremely effective

cleansing, emulsifying and lathering agents.

Kind, gentle and powerful, our ‘free-from’ solutions like our

EMPICOL® XCT14 help our customers to develop mild,

cost-effective personal care products. Proof that ‘free-from’

does not mean a compromise on performance or efficacy.

Our products meet a range of regulatory requirements and

may be suitable for use in Ecocert formulations.

EMPICOL® XCT 14 for Beauty and Personal Care

Sales specification (parameters quoted on certificate of analysis)

Appearance at 20°C Viscous fluid paste

Colour, 20% water solution, Hazen 250 maximum

pH, 5% water solution 5.0 - 6.0

Solid content, w/w % 50.0 minimum

Anionic active (MMW 296), w/w % 35.0 - 39.0

Introduction

EMPICOL® XCT 14 a concentrated blend of ethylene oxide free and sulfate

free surfactants specially developed for the preparation of cosmetic and

toiletry products.

Additional information

Density at 25°C, g/ml ca. 1.10

Microbiological control (TVC), cfu/g <100

Sodium chloride, w/w % Typically < 0.1

1,4 dioxane, ppm < 1

Sulphites (as SO2), ppm 50 maximum

Set point, °C 7 - 10

Key Benefits from consumers prospective

Features from formulators prospective

• EO Free (Dioxane free)

• Sulfate Free

• Mild and Natural based

• Excellent and rich foaming

• Superior hard water tolerance

• Easy to formulate & manufacture effective cleansing products

• Easy to handle high active blend

• Saving in transport costs and energy costs

• Good viscosity build

Formulations

• This formulation demonstrates the ease of creating a clear shampoo by using a pre-blended product.

• EMPIGEN® OS / A is an efficient foam booster & stabiliser, and viscosity builder.

• EMPIGEN® BS / FA imparts mildness and gives abundant foam in hard water.

Clear Shampoo % w/w

Water 69.5

EMPICOL® XCT 15 15.7

EMPIGEN® BS / FA 12.7

EMPIGEN® OS / A 2.1

Citric acid / NaOH to pH 6.5 – 7.5

Fragrance qs

• This formulation takes advantage of the high active blend to create a mild shampoo and utilises EMPIGEN® S 18 as the silicone free conditioning agent.

• EMPIGEN® S 18 is an amidoamine and provides conditioning and thickening in this formulation.

Clear 2 in 1 Shampoo & Conditioner % w/w

Water 69.2

EMPICOL® XCT 14 15.7

EMPIGEN® BS / FA 12.7

EMPIGEN® OS / A 2.1

EMPIGEN® S 18 0.3

Perfume qs

Citric acid / NaOH to pH 7.0

We are dedicated to sustainable chemistry and the ongoing development of low impact chemical components that can help resolve some of the major global challenges facing the human population. Contributing to formulations that maximize the use of our planet’s

natural resources, we employ biobased renewable feedstocks and raw materials wherever possible. Our sites also comply with the highest operational standards, making it easier for our customers to adhere to complex regulatory guidelines in their own industries.

Properties Summary

Huntsman have created a special blend with a-olefin sulphonate and

an amphoacetate to deliver an high active Performance Concentrate

that gives:

Excellent foam volume and foam stability in hard water

Good viscosity build profile

Ultra mild even compared to CAPB based on Zein test.

Ease of transport and handling with reduced raw material inventories

Cost effective & efficient means of manufacturing finished products

SustainabilityWE CARE.

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Huntsman Corporation warrants only that its products meet the specifications stated herein (if any). Typical properties, where stated, are to be considered as representative of current production and should not be treated as specifications. While all the information presented in this document is believed to be reliable and to represent the best available data on these products,

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