Lipocire™ A SG

Sustainable texturizing

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Description

This waxy compound has a very good affinity with the skin’s hydro lipidic film. It has a melting point close to skin temperature and delicately melts on the skin, offering comfort, softness, and a unique sensorial experience.

Claims

  • Vegetable butter
  • Perfect heat stability
  • Gives body to emulsions
  • Improves spreadability and comfort
  • Use level 2-10%

  • 100% natural origin (ISO 16128)
    COSMOS approved
    Readily biodegradable
    Certified RSPO Segregated

  • C10-18 Triglycerides

    China NMPA notified

Composition

Composition lipocire A FG

Lipocire™ A SG is composed of 100% RSPO segregated sustainable palm and palm kernel oils.

The fruit of the palm tree has dark red skin and yellow-orange flesh, and it is particularly rich in nutrients. The pulp of the fruit and the almond within its kernel both have a high triglyceride content (>50%).

The unique composition of Lipocire™ A SG is obtained by interesterification.

Formulation

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Easy to formulate and with no adverse effect on heat stability, Lipocire A SG can transform the most unexciting formulations into sensorial winners.

Properties:

  • Boasts great affinity with the cutaneous hydro-lipidic film due to triglyceride content
  • Exhibits perfect heat stability
  • Gives body to emulsions
  • Improves spreadability and comfort
Formulation Lipocire A SG

Tested in lipstick by a panel of sensory experts and compared to cocoa butter, Lipocire A SG brings:

  • Easier and smoother application
  • Better homogeneity of color and transfer
  • More glossy film
  • Higher coverage
  • Long lasting comfort
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Other grades of Lipocire™ available:

  • Lipocire™ CM SG has a melting point slightly higher than Lipocire™ A SG and is better for formulations with greater rigidity, e.g., sticks and pressed powder.
  • Lipocire™ DM SG has a melting point higher than the two other grades and is better for formulations with still greater solidity, such as pencils.

Sensory

Sensory Lipocire A SG

Formulations containing Lipocire A SG are recognizable for their ease of application and comfortable afterfeel.

Tested by a panel of sensory experts, in a skincare emulsion, Lipocire A SG brings:

  • Melting sensation upon application
  • Body and creaminess
  • Light after-feel