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Sun care consumers are focusing on more “natural” choices

Consumers seek recognizable ingredients in their sun care products, echoing the trend in food and beverage, which has seen a rise in consumer demand for clean labels over the past decade. They expect a clean beauty product to perform better than a conventional product, but it’s not enough for products to be “natural”; the product must also be efficacious and safe. Efficacy claims prove almost as important as “natural” claims, both globally and in the U.S.1

How can you design “natural,” efficacious and safe products — the trifecta for sun care — while using plant-based ingredients?

Partner with Ingredion for nature-based solutions that align with consumer needs for products that are “natural” and free from undesirable chemicals and GMOs. At the Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers, our personal care experts can leverage our formulation, sensory and scale-up capabilities to help you create winning sun care products that your consumers will reach for every day.

Free-flowing bio-based polymer for optimal feel and flow

Our non-GMO, bio-based and aluminum-free FARMAL® MS 6135 polymer provides high flowability properties that mitigate oiliness in cosmetic products, especially in sun care. It also enhances overall skin feel (soft, velvety feel and matte finish).

A rice starch with versatile viscosity

NATIVACARE® 8600 starch-based natural polymer improves product pick-up. It provides structure, delivering synergistic viscosity in oil/water and water/oil emulsions, such as lotions and creams, and significant viscosity in just water starting at 3%.

A corn starch for richer textures

NATIVACARE® 5600 corn starch offers rich texture and excellent skin-conditioning properties. This polymer can improve viscosity in oil/water and water/oil emulsions.

64% of consumers inspect ingredient labels on sun care products.1
Chi Anigbogu, marketing, beauty & home
Ingredion Incorporated
Ingredient
INCI name
Function
Application
FARMAL® AF 1100 bio-based polymer
Calcium starch octenylsuccinate (proposed)
Skin feel, greasiness reduction
Skin care
FARMAL® MS 6135 bio-base polymer
Calcium starch octenylsuccinate
Rheology modifier, skin feel, moisture absorbency
Body powder, skin care
FARMAL® Xanthan 2312 TC biopolymer
Xanthan gum
Viscosity, suspension, stability, thickener
Clear body wash, cleanser, toothpaste, leave-on facial serum, lotion, cream
NATIVACARE® 5600 natural* polymer
Zea mays (corn) starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, ecocert2
Skin care, emulsion-based products
NATIVACARE® 9330 natural* polymer
Tapioca starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, certified organic3
Sun care, lotions, creams, gels
NATIVICARE® 8600 rice starch
Oryza sativa (rice) starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, viscosity, ecocert2
Skin care, spreadable products

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1. Ingredion proprietary research, Consumer Research for Beauty and Personal Care, 2018

2. Approved by Ecocert in accordance with the COSMOS standard.

3. Certified organic according to Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007

*NATIVACARE® 5600 and 8600 polymers are approved by Ecocert in accordance with the COSMOS standard. NATIVACARE® 9230, 9360 and 9330 polymers are USDA NOP organic-certified.

This information is intended to support the efforts of our customers to develop and implement an appropriate labeling strategy for products containing Ingredion’s products. In all respects, the ultimate decisions on how to identify claims on food packages and label ingredients on food packages remains with our customers. Ingredion Incorporated and the Ingredion group of companies make no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of the information contained above or the suitability of any of our products for your specific intended use. We urge you to carefully review the relevant regulations and to seek appropriate legal counsel as you determine the labeling requirements applicable to your products.