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Five versatile cosmetic ingredients

Skincare, haircare, makeup, including quasi-drug compatible

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Dispersion / Aggregation Durability/stability

Nippon Shokubai has developed and sold a wide variety of materials, including "superabsorbent polymers" used in disposable diapers, "surfactants" used in various detergents, and industrial materials such as polyvinylpyrrolidone.

We began handling cosmetic ingredients in 2019 and currently have a lineup of over 20 products. We will introduce some of our most recommended products, developed using our unique technology. We hope you will find them useful for your research and development and concept development.

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Great for all sorts of things! 5 cosmetic ingredients from Nippon Shokubai
1. Skin lotion example: BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B (multifunctional polymer)
2. Beauty serum example: ILINPSOME series (phospholipid nanoparticles)
3. Example of makeup base: BISHOKUBAI™ AP Series (water-swelling thickener)
4. Shampoo example: BISHOKUBAI™ CC-H700 (polyethyleneimine)
5. Example of a hair styling agent: Ka-Na-Ale™ CK series (nonionic surfactant)

Thoughts and prospects for entering the cosmetics market

Five versatile cosmetic ingredients

1. Skin lotion example: BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B

Challenges

Aiming to achieve both antibacterial effects, reduced irritation, and moisturizing effects, but concerns about precipitation have arisen regarding the raw materials planned to be used

Ms. A is working on developing a new concept lotion that has antibacterial properties, reduces skin irritation, and has sufficient moisturizing power. Ms. A had trouble finding good raw materials...

The multifunctional polymer BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B solves the problem!

  • Nippon Shokubai 's BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B has antibacterial and anti-pollution properties.

  • BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B has undergone various safety tests such as patch tests and RIPT.

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BISHOKUBAI™ C-KP-61B

2. Beauty serum example: ILINPSOME series (phospholipid nanoparticles)

Challenges

Development of liposomal beauty essence containing ceramide. It is difficult to ensure stability over time...

Ms. B is in charge of a brand that uses ceramide as a key ingredient. She was considering a beauty serum that uses liposomal ceramide to enhance the penetration of ceramide. The stability over time was worse than expected, and improving the stability caused stickiness...

Liposomes solve the problem!

  • Highly stable ceramide-encapsulated liposomes (ILINPSOME) jointly developed by Nippon Shokubai and Lilac Pharma

  • Since the raw materials do not contain thickeners, it is possible to develop formulations that allow users to easily experience high levels of penetration.

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ILINPSOME series (phospholipid nanoparticles)

*ILINPSOME is a product of Lilac Pharma Co., Ltd.

3. Example of makeup base: BISHOKUBAI™ AP Series (water-swelling thickener)

Challenges

Developed a makeup base with SPF50 that does not contain UV absorbents. White cast cannot be improved!

Researcher C is working on developing a makeup base that does not use UV absorbers and aims for SPF50. By increasing the amount of titanium dioxide, the SPF could be improved, but the poor usability and white cast were issues...

The solution is BISHOKUBAI™ AP Series (water-swelling thickener)!

  • Discovery of an aqueous thickener made of acrylic acid-based polymer that improves the dispersibility of titanium dioxide

  • The thickener's aqueous solution is highly transparent and can be used to develop sun care formulations with a whipped texture.

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BISHOKUBAI™ AP Series (water-swelling thickener)

4. Shampoo example: BISHOKUBAI™ CC-H700 (polyethyleneimine)

Challenges

Improves color retention of hair color shampoo and treatment and reduces dryness after washing...

Ms. D is a researcher working on the renewal of hair color shampoo and treatment. She wants to emphasize that the new product has better color retention and moisturizing effect after washing than the current product, but...

The problem is solved with BISHOKUBAI™ CC-H700 (polyethyleneimine)!

  • BISHOKUBAI™ CC-H700 (polyethyleneimine) coats the hair surface and prevents fading of hair dyed with various dyes.

  • When added to shampoo formulations, it forms a cosorbate, providing conditioning benefits.

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BISHOKUBAI™ CC-H700 (Polyethyleneimine)

5. Example of a hair styling agent: Ka-Na-Ale™ CK series (nonionic surfactant)

Challenges

We developed a hair styling product with a special fragrance for curly hair, but the effect was lacking...

Ms. E is in charge of a new product that improves the manageability of curly hair while also adding a distinctive fragrance. Not only did she not achieve her goal of managing curly hair, but the fragrance that was determined to be highly palatable in the evaluation results had poor stability over time, making development difficult...

The solution is Ka-Na-Ale™ CK series (nonionic surfactants)!

  • Discovered Ka-Na-Ale™ CK series (nonionic surfactants) that can suppress frizz when applied to hair

  • Addition of Ka-Na-Ale™ CK series (nonionic surfactants) increases the amount of fragrance solubilized

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Ka-Na-Ale™ CK Series (nonionic surfactants)

Thoughts and prospects for entering the cosmetics market

Nippon Shokubai that focuses on research and development, with its core technologies being inorganic catalysts, organic synthesis, and polymers. The products made with its unique technologies have the potential to be used as raw materials for cosmetics, such as polymers, surfactants, and thickeners.

We want our customers to utilize the technology we have cultivated so far in cosmetics. That is the thought behind the provision of cosmetic raw materials. We are often approached by customers with requests such as, "We would like to apply the technology we have developed in other industries to cosmetics," or "We would like you to introduce us to raw materials that other companies do not have."

We will continue to work on product development utilizing our proprietary technology and expanding our range of naturally derived ingredients so that our technology can be utilized in future cosmetic developments.

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