Croda Launches Mild NatraFusion SL HA Biosurfactant

May 1st, 2024

The ingredient technology can be used as a co-surfactant to deliver synergistic mildness and cleanse-boosting benefits with no detrimental impact on foam production, per Croda.

The ingredient technology can be used as a co-surfactant to deliver synergistic mildness and cleanse-boosting benefits with no detrimental impact on foam production, per Croda.

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Croda's NatraFusion SL HA is a mild sophorolipid biosurfactant produced via biotechnology that acts as an alternative to conventional surfactant chemistries.

The ingredient technology can be used as a co-surfactant to deliver synergistic mildness and cleanse-boosting benefits with no detrimental impact on foam production, per Croda.

During Suppliers' Day 2024, Croda presented a gentle facial cleansing gel concept ingredient featuring NatraFusion SL HA. The low-foam gel was formulated to cleanse the skin gently and effectively.

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