Electronics

2-Pyrol 2-pyrrolidone is used as a drug solubilizer and penetration enhancer in parenteral and injectable dosage forms, specifically in veterinary products. It is also used for solvency, adhesion enhancement and solubility in paints and coatings and printing inks.  

industrial coatings

2-Pyrol 2-pyrrolidone is used for solvency, adhesion enhancement and solubility in paints and coatings and printing inks. It is also used as a drug solubilizer and penetration enhancer in parenteral and injectable dosage forms, specifically in veterinary products.

Skin Care

Water (and) Glycerin (and) Hydrolyzed Brassica Napus Seedcake Extract

Achromaxyl™ ISR biofunctional is a skin brightening botanical extract with clinically proven efficacy on the appearance of skin color and reducing the appearance of age spots. Preservative system: sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate Recommended use level: 1% - 3% (clinically tested at 3%)

Skin Care

Butylene Glycol (and) 10-Hydroxydecanoic Acid (and) Sebacic Acid (and) 1,10-Decanediol

Acnacidol™ BG biofunctional is a clinically tested Royal Jelly mimetic 10-HAD that helps balance sebum. decreases sebum in 1 hour Preservative system: preservative-free Recommended use level: 1% - 5% (clinically tested at 3%)

Skin Care

Water (and) Butylene Glycol (and) sh-Hexapeptide-2

Actopontine™ is bioinspired by nature to optimize skin matrix architecture. Preservative system: sodium benzoate Recommended use level: 1% (clinically tested at 1%)

Skin Care

Water (and) Glycerin (and) Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein

Actonpontine YST™ is bioinspired by nature to optimize skin matrix architecture. (see Actopontine™) Preservative system: sodium benzoate Recommended use level:  1%

cement & gypsum based dry mortars

Advantage™ defoamers are highly efficient, hydrocarbon oil-based antifoaming agents designed for use in ready-to-use construction materials as a foam control agent. Advantage defoamers are designed to be emulsifiable with persistency so they can be used over a broad number of applications. Advantage defoamers are especially effective for use in building applications such as synthetic plasters, tile adhesives and joint compounds. Advantage defoamers are typicallly effective at dosage levels between 0.1-1.0 percent by weight on total formulation. A liquid product, Advantage defoamers can be easily dispersed. The addition of Advantage defoamers results in low foaming solutions or pastes with low entrained-air content.

Architectural Paints

Advantage™ AM-series foam control agents help manufacturers minimize entrained air and resultant foam during the manufacture and application of paints and coatings. In addition, Advantage AV-series non-mineral oil based defoamers offer a “green” defoamer alternative. Advantage AV defoamers are designed to deliver comparable performance to conventional mineral oil-based workhorse products, while reducing the impact on our environment.

Hair Care

Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer

Advantage™ lc-a is a terpolymer with film-forming properties.  It can be used in hair styling products such as hairsprays, mousses, and hair styling creams and gels. advantage lc-a polymer offers the following features and benefits: strong, durable hold stiff feel with good flexibility superior high humidity curl retention at low solids level excellent shine high propellant tolerance no neutralization required applications: aerosol hairsprays non-aerosol hairsprays  

Hair Care

Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/ Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer (and) Lauryl Pyrrolidone

Advantage™ lc-e polymer is available in the EU only. Advantage lc-e polymer is one of the many exceptional products that Ashland offers as part of its hair styling product line.  it offers the following benefits: strong, durable hold stiff feel with good flexibility superior high humidity retention at low solids level excellent shine high propellant tolerance no neutralization required applications: aerosol hairsprays non-aerosol hairsprays  

Hair Care

Skin Care

VA/Butyl Maleate/Isobornyl Acrylate Copolymer

Advantage™ plus polymer is a terpolymer of vinyl acetate, mono-n-butyl maleate and isobornyl acrylate. In hair care, Advantage Plus polymer is positioned for hair spray applications where it delivers stiff, hard-holding performance. Styling effects are long-lasting even in a high humidity environment. Depending on the type of neutralizer, Advantage Plus polymer can be used to formulate aerosol hairsprays containing 50 percent or more hydrocarbons. In sun care applications, incorporating Advantage Plus polymer into anhydrous spray formulations offers enhanced performance and feel. This self-adapting polymer helps boost formula SPF and improves water resistance, while providing a low-shine finish on the skin. Study results show that Advantage Plus polymer boosts initial SPF and improves water-resistant benefits for higher SPF retention. Because of its self-adapting character, which allows the polymer to reorient itself, Advantage Plus polymer provides water resistance.

Hair Care

PVP

Many of today’s dry shampoo formulas are based on older starch-based systems and have not met the expectations of consumers… their hair is left looking lifeless, dull, less refreshed, and in some cases just as greasy. Advantage™ revive polymer brings a much-needed refresh to the dry shampoo category. Based on a unique PVP chemistry, Ashland’s patent-pending advantage™ revive delivers superior cleaning, improved sebum removal, and less visible residue while leaving hair visibly cleaner, more manageable and lustrous. Advantage™ revive maintains a level of shine and color that is nearly at parity to freshly washed hair, where starch-based formulas mute the vibrancy of hair and reduce its overall level of shine and color by 80%. Advantage™ revive polymer is formulation flexible, up to 50% lower than that of usual dosage levels and can be used in a variety of formats such as alcoholic and hydroalcoholic aerosol sprays, mousses, pastes and powders. key benefits effective removal of sebum at the root for visibly cleaner hair with less residue maintains the level of color, shine and manageability of freshly washed hair can help improve the sustainability footprint of dry shampoos by delivering improved performance at lower use levels        

whipped toppings and desserts

hydroxypropylcellulose

whipped toppings and desserts

hydroxypropylcellulose

whipped toppings and desserts

who whips up great solutions? we do. Aerowhip™ stabilizers are premier whipping agents designed to optimize non-dairy whipped toppings (NDWT) and vegetable creams.  Aerowhip™ stabilizers have low surface and interfacial tensions in solution, providing a cost-effective result without sacrificing a creamy mouthfeel or natural color.  Aerowhip™ stabilizers also facilitate structure in fat to create good, stable foams, increase overrun, decrease whipping times and control syneresis. Aerowhip™ stabilizers are suitable for applications processed via ultra-high temperature (UHT) or pasteurization.  Our products, provide impressive performance in NDWT applications.  Differences in heating systems, other raw materials, and processing steps can all affect final product characteristics.  Our team of solvers can assist you in creating a formula to achieve your desired end result.

agricultural adjuvants and inerts

natrosol™ hec Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose is a free-flowing powder which provides rheological control and lubricity properties. It is easily dissolved in cold or hot water, resulting in clear solutions. Natrosol™ hec is soluble in glycerol, but insoluble in many organic solvents. It also has good solubility in hydro-alcohol systems with up to 60 percent alcohol.  klucel™ modified cellulose Klucel™ modified cellulose comprises four hydroxypropyl cellulose grades – with varying molecular weights and rheology properties. Free flowing powders, they are soluble in many organic solvents and in water below 38°C, but insoluble in water above 45°C. Klucel™ modified cellulose grades are highly surface active with low surface and interfacial tensions of solutions. They are thermoplastic, extrudable and film-forming. benecel™ methylcellulose Benecel™ methylcellulose series methyl cellulose ethers are free-flowing powders that are soluble in cold water. Differentiated by their viscosity, they have thickening, stabilization and water-retention properties. They are film-forming and exhibit thermo-gelling behavior. Each grade is surface active with low surface and interfacial tensions of solutions. benecel™ hydroxypropyl methylcellulose Benecel™ hydroxypropyl methylcellulose comprises five methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose grades that vary in viscosity. Like the benecel™ methylcellulose series grades, the benecel™ hydroxypropyl methylcellulose grades are free-flowing powders soluble in cold water. Featuring thickening, stabilization and water-retention properties, they are film-forming and exhibit thermo-gelling behavior. Each grade is surface active with low surface and interfacial tensions of solutions.             

agricultural adjuvants and inerts

Agrimer™ AT polymer is a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer that absorbs and swells with water / solvent, but is insoluble in aqueous and organic media. Agrimer™ AT polymer has high capillary hydration capacity that provides for high efficiency disintegration in tablets and granules. Agrimer™ ATF polymer is a finer particle size version of Agrimer™ AT polymer.       

agricultural adjuvants and inerts

Agrimer™ pvp products are linear, non-ionic polymers that are soluble in water and many organic solvents. They are pH stable, and have adhesive, cohesive and binding properties. The unique ability to adsorb on a host of active ingredients makes agrimer™ pvp homopolymers preferred co-dispersants in many formulations. Agrimer™ homopolymers have a high glass transition temperature. Lower molecular weight (Mw) agrimer™ polymers (agrimer™ 15 and agrimer™ 30 polymers) are suitable for applications where dusting is a concern, such as seed coatings and agglomeration. Higher Mw agrimer™ polymers (agrimer™ 90 and agrimer™ 120 polymers) can build formulation viscosity faster and provide excellent binding and film forming properties. Higher Mw agrimer™ polymers are also excellent carriers for pheromones and other attractants. linear, nonionic polymer high polarity/proton acceptor/π-bonding amphiphilic physiologically inert benefits compatible with a variety of active ingredients, resins and electrolytes enhances surface active properties of select surfactants forms hard glossy, transparent, oxygen permeable films forms films with water activity adhesive and cohesive properties crosslinkable suggested applications complexing agent stabilizers / co-dispersants binders in dry / wet granulation and extrusion (dry compaction / fluidized-bed spray drying process) film-forming agents / binders in seed coatings, dips and pour-ons biological stabilization water binding / anti-transpiration properties solubility enhancers via co-precipitation or thermal extrusion dye-binding agent     

agricultural adjuvants and inerts

agrimer™ va copolymers series include linear random copolymers that form hard, glossy, thermoplastic films. The films are oxygen permeable with good water holding properties, appropriate for seed coatings and leaf adhesion. Agrimer™ va copolymers have good adhesive, cohesive, and binding properties for several substrates and a host of active ingredients. Can be used as a co-dispersant in enhancing solubility/dispersibility of complex active ingredients for improved bio-availability. Provides excellent survivability of biological materials / living organisms such as rhizobia. linear, random copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) and vinyl acetate (VA) family includes both hydrophobic and hydrophilic, thermoplastic, oxygen permeable polymers solubility varies with the proportion of vinyl acetate insoluble in ethers and aliphatic hydrocarbons soluble in water if VP content is greater than 50% increased VA content gives increased hydrophobicity and decreased hygroscopicity, Tg benefits forms films with a wide range of water resistance properties dusting reduction in coatings uniform films that enhance survival rate of rhizobia adhesive and cohesive properties can enhance hydrophobic active ingredient solubility / dispersibility effective at reducing surface tension of water effective at reducing oil/water interfacial tension suggested applications seed coatings binders for water dispersible granules film forming agent co-stabilizers in water-based flowable formulations controlled release via co-precipitation with polybasic acids binders in thermal extrusion