Covestro is a leading polymer company that developed Baycusan eco E 1000, a film-forming polyurethane (PU) dispersion for hair styling products with a carbon content based on 58% biomass, achieving The high performance level of synthetic acrylate polymers was introduced. Baycusan eco E 1000 is suitable for formulations that require key properties such as long-lasting styling and good moisture resistance.
Baycusan eco E 1000 meets the requirements of the ISO-16128-1 standard and is recognized as a naturally derived ingredient product. This new product will be officially launched at the 2018 SEPAWA conference in Berlin from October 10th to 12th. This is the most important conference in the European cosmetics, perfume and cleaning agent industry, when professionals in the industry will attend This meeting.
Mélanie Dick, cosmetics and commercial operations marketing manager for Covestro Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America, said: "With this new product, we have opened the way to a difficult situation. In the past, it was used in hair styling and conditioners. "Green" ingredients often have obvious drawbacks: Natural hair care products on the market often leave a noticeable residue ("crumbs") on the hair, which gives it a sticky touch and cannot Provides reliable hair styling durability. However, formulations containing Baycusan eco E 1000 do not show these disadvantages. "
Dr. Laurence Pottié from Cosmetics Global Business Development said, "Our new bio-based film-forming products can be used to make sprays and gels, giving stylists good, long-lasting and flexible hair styling durability while providing hair protection. Frizziness. Our product laboratory tested the key properties of the new bio-based PU dispersions and compared them with existing petrochemical-based film-forming polymers on the market. In addition, we used new dispersions Formulations of polymer and synthetic polymer products have also been tested. "