Sustainable beauty

Clean, green and conscious beauty — plant-powered ingredients are in demand

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Eco-friendly personal care isn’t a trend, it’s a standard

Consumers today are more conscious about the environmental impacts of the beauty and personal care products they purchase. Carving out a spot in the beauty aisle with planet-friendly products and ingredients is crucial in the competitive personal care market. Together with Ingredion’s team of technical and market experts in personal care, formulate innovative products for the waterless, eco-friendly, science-backed trends with ingredients consumers recognize.

Whether you’re looking for reef-friendly solutions, biodegradable ingredients, sustainable sourcing, we have ingredients you’ll feel good about.

Ingredion is committed to positive environmental impact

Our commitment to sustainability drives our pursuit of eco-conscious, plant-based technology. We are signatories to the UN Global Compact and members of the Sustainable Agricultural Initiative, EcoVadis, the Carbon Disclosure Project and regularly conduct Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audits to align our environmental impact goals around science-based criteria.

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Plant-powered Ingredients plus performance? We’ve got you covered

After price, ingredients are the most important criteria when selecting skin care products in most countries.1 Whether you’re looking for eco-friendly, non-toxic, aluminum-free, safer or sustainably friendly options, Ingredion has a broad range of multi-benefit, lab-proven, naturally derived ingredients to choose from. Partner with Ingredion for nature-based solutions and create award-winning formulas without sacrificing performance.

Ingredient
INCI name
Function
Application
FARMAL® AF 1100 bio-based polymer
Calcium Starch Octenylsuccinate
emulsion stability, oil absorption, sensory enhancement
Moisturizers, body powder, deodorant, waterless products
PENCARE® DP 1015 bio-based cationic polymer
Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Conditioning, silicone deposition, curl retention, film forming, low viscosity, wet comb performance
Cleanser, body wash, leave-on lotion, moisturizer
FARMAL® CS 3757 sensory polymer
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Oil absorption, silky sensory, talc alternative
Skin care, body powder, deodorant, waterless products
FARMAL® MD 15 concentrated water-soluble powder
Maltodextrin
Flexible film forming, humectant
Moisturizers, clear formulations
FARMAL® MS 6135 bio-based polymer
Calcium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Rheology modifier, skin feel, moisture absorption
Moisturizers, creams, deodorant
FARMAL® MS 6822 multi-functional polymer
Sodium Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Viscosity building, foam enhancement, luxurious tecture
Cleansers
FARMAL® Pectin 1320
Pectin
Binding, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity
Cleansers, gels, creams
FARMAL® Xanthan 2312 TC biopolymer
Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, suspension, stability, thickener
Clear gels and cleansers, serums, cold process
GLYSTAR® A-31 specialty polyol
Sorbitol (and) Glycerin
Moisture retention, clear formulation, product stability
Moisturizer, leave on and rinse off products
NATIVACARE® 5600 natural* polymer
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, Ecocert2
emulsion-based products, cosmos
NATIVACARE® 9360 tapioca starch
Tapioca Starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, certified organic3
Body powder, lotion, cream, gel
NATIVICARE® 8600 rice starch
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch
Rheology modifier, skin feel, viscosity, Ecocert2
Moisturizers, stick and waterless products, gentle exfoliation in masks
SORBO Sorbitol
Sorbitol
Skin conditioning
Moisturizer

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Our team of technical and market experts are standing by to help you design winning products. With a culture of collaboration and deep formulation expertise, we are your dedicated guide to sustainable, on-trend personal care.

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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 according to regulation (EC) No. 834/2007.

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 packages and label ingredients on 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.