Category: Personal Care
Meet Komagataeibacter xylinum, Kx for short. Watch and learn about this bacterium’s phenomenal sustainability super power. KX’s newly discovered talent—Fermentation Derived Cellulose— makes sparkling home care and personal care products jump off the shelf.
Dental product performance profiles are changing. Evolving consumer expectations and demographics demand high quality products with superior product performance claims over traditional systems. Expanding functions, such gum care, whitening, as well as overall better oral hygiene, present multiple opportunities for formulation innovation. And we’re here to help you deliver.
We offer a broad portfolio of nature-based ingredients and expertise to develop a complete range of toothpastes and oral washes that meet both traditional functional characteristics, such as texture, pumping and appearance, as well as refined formulation profiles required for success in this highly competitive market.
As consumers seek new ways to relax at home and nourish the skin, there’s been a corresponding increase in soap and body wash products containing clean labels, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, and even anti-aging qualities. There’s also been an increased demand in products that are produced from responsibly sourced materials.
While the public interest in natural and herbal ingredient formulations remains strong, challenges related to suspension, good pumpability and foam generation remain key to creating consumer appeal.
CP Kelco offers a broad portfolio of nature-based ingredients and expertise in developing innovative products that meet consumer preference for products found from nature, as well as delivering all the shelf, sensory and claim features vital to achieving expected performance in a quality personal care product.
Ask us about our COSMOS® certified, vegan, non-GMO and organic-compliant grades.
Consumer expectation has never been higher in this exciting category. Consumers want personal care products that are not only good for them but the environment too – with no compromises. We can help you innovate towards your future goals of simple and clear labels as well as more culturally comprehensive products in compact or waterless formats that will appeal to the senses and be kinder to skin and our waterways.
CP Kelco offers a unique portfolio of nature-powered ingredients, made by precision bio-fermentation and optimized extraction from citrus fruits or seaweed.
Fermentation-Derived Cellulose (FDC) is our biodegradable and eco-friendly product that is ideal for use in Fabric Care, Home Care and Personal Care applications. Its unique cellulose structure creates invisible a 3-D reticulated network which has excellent functionality even in high surfactant or non-aqueous systems. The uniqueness of FDC’s reticulated network provides suspension without additional viscosity for particulates such as decorative micro beads, encapsulated fragrance or encapsulated enzymes.
FDC is very versatile and retains its functional characteristics over a very wide pH range, under challenging temperature, and is compatible with salt and enzymes. Its low use levels make it a cost-effective option and enables differentiated offering. Microbial fermentation process using nature derived ingredients creates a distinct advantage and supports attributes of being eco friendly and sustainable!
FDC on Purpose
Did you know our cellulose is fermented from the same microorganism that produces nata de coco? It is chemically identical to cellulose made by plants. However, the best part of this readily biodegradable, eco-friendly solution is that it offers superior performance and can support customers trying to avoid harmful microplastics and synthetics. Learn more…