Ashland’s Transformed Vegetable Oil Platform for Benefits in Sun Care, Conditioning, Oral Care and More

Ashland’s Transformed Vegetable Oil (TVO) platform offers three additives that have sustainable characteristics and key high-performance benefits.

The company's additives and specialty ingredients are tunable and can scale multiple markets. They are renewable, nature-derived, biodegradable, non-microplastic, non-GMO and vegan.

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The TVO ingredients include:

Antaron soja glyceride (INCI: Soybean oil glyceryl/octyldodecanol esters): A nature derived, biodegradable film former that enables the creation of more natural sun care creams, lotions, gels, and color cosmetics.

Softhance mr conditioning agent (INCI: Maleated Soybean Oil Glyceryl/Octyldodecanol Esters (and) Glycerin): A nature-derived, biodegradable conditioning agent delivering conditioning benefits from body washes, hand soaps, facial cleansers, and more.

Gantrez soja delivery system (INCI: Sodium Maleated Soybean Oil): A nature-derived, biodegradable ingredient that enables the creation of novel oral care products with long-lasting freshness and antimicrobial benefits.

In addition, Ashland also offers the following sustainable innovations:

Perfectyl biofunctional (INCI: Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower/Leaf Extract): A chamomile extract developed by Zeta Fraction technology that won the Silver Green Ingredients award at In-Cosmetics Global 2024.

Sclareance biofunctional (INCI: Sclareolide): A natural purified sclareolide obtained by fermentation from clary sage flowers. Sclareance boosts the 4D defenses of skin. It can help the skin transform vitamin D into its active form. It also offers a dual benefit on scalp irritation and compromised skin.

Styleze es-forza ingredient (INCI: hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (and) guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride): Ashland’s most recent addition to its plant-based eco styling product line intended for gels and cream formulations. It boasts a customizable stiffness, allowing formulators to tailor their products to a desired stiffness and hold while keeping any hair style.

N-durhance es-repair ingredient (INCI: hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (and) guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride): A durable split end repair polymer that protects hair from damage and breakage during wet combing and heat styling. It also provides excellent sensorial properties giving the hair a lubricious, not tacky feel when wet and perfectly conditioned when dry.

Natrathix bio cellulose (INCI: Cellulose Gum): A breakthrough thickener with suspension capabilities that keeps emulsion stability of skin and sun care creams, lotions and gels with a pleasant skin feel, offering an alternative to carbomer.

Phyteq raspberry multifunctional (INCI: Raspberry Ketone): An impressive milestone on the path to effective and sustainable active ingredients that enrich cosmetic formulations beyond the antimicrobial aspect.

Ashland Inc. is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environment, social and governance (ESG).