Cosmetics & Personal care

LAPONITE® XL21 XR

Rheological additive suitable for transparent water phase cosmetics. It is used in hair styling, sunscreen, creams & lotions, depilatory creams, liquid make-up & foundations, nail polishes and pickering emulsions. It is a synthetic hydrophilic layered silicate.Benefits:Possesses extraordinary shear thinning and pseudoplastic propertiesHave a light, non-sticky texture that will not dripReduces the tackiness Prevent sedimentation of beads, pigments, and other suspended particles 

LAPONITE® XLG XR

Thickener suitable for water phases in cosmetic applications. It is used in cream & lotion, sunscreens, depilatory cream and toothpaste. It is ideal for bath & shower gel, anti-dandruff shampoo, liquid make-up foundation and liquid eyeliner. It is a synthetic layered silicate with low heavy metal content. It is sterilized by gamma irradiation.Benefits:It possesses unique shear thinning and thixotropic rheology Improves the skin feel Offers a light & non-sticky textureEnhances stability of formulations and keeps particles, pigments or solid actives suspended

LAPONITE® XLS XR

Thickener used in cream & lotion, sunscreens and depilatory cream. It is ideal for bath & shower gel, anti-dandruff shampoo, liquid make-up foundation, mascara, liquid eyeliner and water phases. It is a synthetic layered silicate of low heavy metal content, incorporating an inorganic polyphosphate dispersing agent. It is sterilized by gamma irradiation.Benefits:Hydrates and swells in water to give clear and colorless colloidal dispersions of low viscosity known as solsPossesses unique shear thinning and thixotropic rheologyImproves the skin feel and offers light & non-sticky textureEnhances stability of formulations and keeps particles, pigments or solid actives suspended