LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) will launch its new Deposilk™ Q1 Polymer at
In-Cosmetics in Milan, Italy on
March 29. Deposilk Q1 Polymer
provides personal care formulations with a silky and smooth feel
while enhancing deposition of silicone and other ingredients on
skin or hair.
Air Products' Deposilk polymers are a new platform of
chemistries focused on enhancing both the feel and functionality of
personal care formulations. The first commercial offering of this
platform, Deposilk Q1 Polymer is a new material that can
significantly improve the deposition of silicone and active
ingredients while at the same time enhancing overall feel and
sensory aesthetics.
"Increasing awareness and sophistication of consumers over the
last few years have led them to demand products that provide both a
quantitative and qualitative performance benefit, and our Deposilk
Q1 Polymer can help by addressing the challenge of making silicones
and other actives more effective while providing a feel that
consumers can enjoy," said Solomon
Lemma, global business manager for Personal Care at Air
Products.
Driving these benefits is a unique polymer composition that has
been optimized for silicone delivery and sensory benefits. Deposilk
Q1 also has been shown effective in the deposition of challenging
anti-aging and water-soluble personal care actives. The material is
widely compatible and is able to deliver deposition and sensory
benefits across both low and high pH systems, as well as within
surfactant-based systems. It is also able to keep a relatively more
stable rheology profile across these systems than some common
industry benchmarks, as well as provide emulsion stabilization
benefits in some contexts. Its mild nature and film-forming
properties help further make it applicable to contemporary
formulation needs.
Formulators can look forward to leverage better the full
conditioning, carrier and emoliency benefits of silicones,
particularly in surfactant and wash-off related applications where
much silicone is lost down the drain. Coupled with improved
deposition of actives, personal care products may experience better
performance and efficacy that consumers notice. At the same time,
formulators may be able to reduce levels of silicone and sensory
agents, offering a simpler formulation composition that consumers
might perceive as less objectionable. Its general compatibility
across different systems also offers the potential for better feel
consistency across application categories.
In addition to its new Deposilk polymer offering, Air Products
will be marketing its entire line of personal care polymers,
including Intelimer® polymers and Hybridur® materials at booth T75
at In-Cosmetics in Milan from
March 29-31. Intelimer polymers are
thermal-sensitive materials able to quickly change rheology, film
strength and other properties based on a rapid melt transition,
enabling formulators to use temperature as a variable in shaping
the feel and functionality of their formulations. Hybridur
materials are urethane-acrylic pure hybrid polymers that can
provide strong water resistance, robust dispersion of ingredients,
and high durability. For more information on Air Products'
personal care offerings, please visit
www.airproducts.com/personalcare.
To hear more about the personal care market and how Deposilk Q1
polymers can help your formulations, please go to
www.airproducts.com/deposilk_podcast.
Air Products (NYSE: APD) serves customers in industrial, energy,
technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio
of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance
materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940,
Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets
such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare
services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and
adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture,
operational excellence and commitment to safety and the
environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of
$9 billion, operations in over 40
countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more
information, visit www.airproducts.com.
***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2010.
SOURCE Air Products