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Laundry detergent is one of the clearest examples of how a regulatory deadline can reshape a formulation almost overnight. For twenty years, EU manufacturers worked under Regulation (EC) 648/2004, a t…
What Makes a Laundry Detergent 'Eco': The Reformulation Trend
Laundry detergent is one of the clearest examples of how a regulatory deadline can reshape a formulation almost overnight. For twenty years, EU manufacturers worked under Regulation (EC) 648/2004, a t…
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A laundry liquid is built from three functional blocks that each do a different job: surfactants remove the soil, enzymes break down what surfactants alone cannot touch, and builders neutralize the wa…
Building an Eco Laundry Liquid: Surfactant, Enzyme and Builder Classes
A laundry liquid is built from three functional blocks that each do a different job: surfactants remove the soil, enzymes break down what surfactants alone cannot touch, and builders neutralize the wa…
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Quick answer: The circular economy relies on specialty chemicals at almost every step: stabilizers and compatibilizers that let recycled plastics keep their properties, devulcanization agents that giv…
Specialty Chemicals for the Circular Economy
Quick answer: The circular economy relies on specialty chemicals at almost every step: stabilizers and compatibilizers that let recycled plastics keep their properties, devulcanization agents that giv…
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Bio-based emollients now match silicones on several key performance markers, including skin hydration and sensory feel, according to a recent clinical study. Their main remaining weak…
Bio-Based Emollients for Cosmetics: Performance vs Sustainability
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Bio-based emollients now match silicones on several key performance markers, including skin hydration and sensory feel, according to a recent clinical study. Their main remaining weak…
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Traditional gelatin-based softgels have long dominated the market as the preferred oral dosage form across the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors, due to their ability to encapsulate oil-based i…
Veggie Softgels: A Market-Driven Solution for Modern Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Delivery
Traditional gelatin-based softgels have long dominated the market as the preferred oral dosage form across the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors, due to their ability to encapsulate oil-based i…
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Softgels capsules are a well-established oral dosage form, widely used in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications due to their ability to encapsulate liquid and semi-solid formulations. Str…
Advancing Soft Capsule Formulation: Veggie Softgel Technology as a Next-Generation Gelatin Replacement
Softgels capsules are a well-established oral dosage form, widely used in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications due to their ability to encapsulate liquid and semi-solid formulations. Str…
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Lubricants are a non-negotiable part of tablet formulation. Its main role is ensuring clean compression by reducing friction between the tablet and the punch, enhance powder flowability and facilitati…
A Formulator's Guide to Magnesium Stearate and Sodium Stearyl Fumarate
Lubricants are a non-negotiable part of tablet formulation. Its main role is ensuring clean compression by reducing friction between the tablet and the punch, enhance powder flowability and facilitati…
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Plant-based drinks separate because they are thermodynamically unstable dispersions: fat droplets, protein particles, fibre and minerals of different densities are suspended in water,…
Why Plant-Based Drinks Separate: The Stability Challenge Explained
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Plant-based drinks separate because they are thermodynamically unstable dispersions: fat droplets, protein particles, fibre and minerals of different densities are suspended in water,…
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Plant-based drinks separate because their proteins are weaker emulsifiers than dairy casein, and their dispersed particles differ in density from the water around them. Formulators sta…