A subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Amerchol provides an array of products to the personal care industry for use in hair care, skin care, skin cleansing, sun care and cosmetic products.
Dow Ethanolamines are used in heavy-duty liquid laundry detergents for their efficient cleaning qualities and effective soil anti-redeposition.
Ethyleneamine-based fabric softeners are commonly added to textile materials to make them less harsh, "softer" or more pleasing to the touch.
Isopropanolamine Mixture is used in hand cleaner formulations. (check with Personal Care).
Efficient primary amine neutralizing agent for acid functional raw materials with a long history of safe use in eye care products.
Multifunctional neutralizing amine specially designed for hair and personal care and cosmetics products.
With one of the widest ranges of base strengths in the market, the ULTRA™ PC portfolio of neutralizers and buffers from ANGUS Chemical Company (“ANGUS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, helps to ease formulation concerns by supplying customers with amino alcohols that meet global directives for the personal care and cosmetics market.
Hyaluronic acid complexes for use in skin care applications (see Amerchol Corporation).
Used in hair care, eye area, lotions, creams, sun tanning, and baby care formulations as well as in other cosmetic products to prevent the growth of micro organisms both in the unopened product and while the formulation is in use.
CARBOWAX™ PEGS and MPEGs are used in a wide range of personal care products , contributing water solubility, low odor, lubricity, and nonvolatility and no irritation. They make excellent coupling agents, solvents, vehicles, humectants, lubricants, binders and bases.
CELLOSIZE™ Hydroxyethyl Cellulose products provide excellent thickening in hair and skin care products (see Amerchol Corporation).
Dow Elastomers delivers solutions for personal care items, such as soft touch grips for brushes, kitchen utensils, golf clubs, and for adhesive applications, such as diapers and feminine hygiene products.
Dow Oxygenated Solvents are used as both solvents and couplers in many cosmetics and toiletries formulations. Dow Oxygenated Solvents prevent components from separating from the cosmetic formulation and help maintain its clarity even when the product is exposed to extreme temperatures during shipping and storage. Dow Oxygenated Solvents product offering includes: Butyl CELLOSOLVE™, Butyl CARBITOL™, DOWANOL™ DPM, DOWANOL EPh, DOWANOL PPh, DOWANOL PnB, DOWANOL TPM and PROGLYDE™ DMM.
Solvents, carriers, emollients, dispersants and stabilizers in fragrances and cosmetics.
DOWICIL™ Preservative is a versatile and highly effective biocide used in most cosmetic and personal care product categories; applications include baby products, hair care products, shaving products, liquid hand soaps, eye area products, powders, lotions, creams, surfactants and sun care products.
Dow Glycerin products are some of the most valuable ingredients and perhaps the most basic raw materials found within the personal care realm. Dow offers three grades of high quality glycerine: OPTIM™ Glycerin 99.7% USP, Dow Glycerin 99.5% USP, and Dow Glycerine 96%.
HYPOD™ polyolefin dispersions put high molecular weight polyolefins into a water-based dispersion to enable
customers to create differentiated products or structures, eliminate solvent-related issues and/or lower systems costs.
For bio-support systems to entrap enzymes, proteins or other biological materials.
INFUSE™ olefin block copolymers offer new inter-material substitution possibilities resulting in new levels of performance in personal care items, including soft touch grips for hair brushes, curling irons, kitchen utensils, golf clubs, etc. They also deliver significant advantages in adhesive applications, including diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products.
Substantive moisturizing fixative for hair care products: Intensifies moisture content and improves manageability of hair; Produces strong, flexible films; Humectant; and Provides a smooth appearance to hair.
METHOCEL™ products act as film formers, suspension aids, lubricants, lather enhancers/stabilizers, emulsion stabilizers, gelling agents, and dipersants. The result is an ability to improve personal care product formulations, which allows for the creation of entirely new personal care products because product performance can often be achieved with fewer ingredients, greater control and greater economy. Applications include bubble baths and shower gels, conditioners, color cosmetics, deodorants and anti perspirants, facial cleansers, masks, toners, liquid hand soaps, shampoos and sun products.
POLYOX™ Resins add emollient properties to personal care products – hair care products, creams, and lotions – to get the smooth, soft feel that consumers expect.
Skin conditioning agents, solvents, and surfactants/ emulsifiers for use in a wide range of formulations.
Propylene glycols are used in a wide variety of end-use applications, from cosmetics and household detergents.
Encapsulation and delivery technology for skin care applications.
Conditioning polymers for use in hair and skin care applications (see Amerchol Corporation).
Dow surfactants, such as TERGITOL™ nonionic surfactants, DOWFAX™ anionic surfactants and TRITON™ low foam surfactants, offer fragrance solubilization, mildness, low skin drying effect, and other properties useful in personal care formulations.
An ideal buffer, solubilizer, and neutralizer for personal care and cosmetics products.
Conditioning polymers for use in hair and skin care applications. (see Amerchol Corporation).
Cosmetic fluids and emollients for a wide range of personal care and cosmetic formulations (see Amerchol Corporation).
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) is a the chemical building block used in hair products such as shampoos and gels. VAM also enhances cosmetics formulations, such as sun screen, by keeping them from separating and making them easy to uniformly apply.
Full-spectrum UV absorber for use in sun care and daily wear products. (see Amerchol Corporation).
