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The personal care industry is changing. Consumers want products to help them fight the signs of aging, deliver additional health benefits, or address specific ethnic or gender-related concerns. And, consumers want these benefits in products that are naturally derived and non-petroleum based. ADM has the ingredients to help you compete in this ever-evolving marketplace.
Ingredient Staples
ADM is a major source of citric acid and citrates, including those that meet USP/FCC grades for food and pharmaceutical use.
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Plus, we offer a full line of vegetable oil esters, various ethanol grades, lactic acid, sorbitol, dextrose, OptiXan™ xanthan gum and a complete spectrum of oils. ADM also provides industrial-grade inputs such as lactic acid, ethyl lactate and ethanol.
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Naturally-derived Alternatives
ADM specialists analyze the performance of fat and oil-derived ingredients at the molecular level. Our innovations include the development of various functional fat molecules, as well as the ability to formulate surfactants to your specifications in areas such as foaming, hydrophilic or hydrophobic qualities.
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ADM lipid chemists have also developed an extensive line of vegetable-based esters, interesterified and fully hydrogenated fats. These esters can be used to replace everything from microcrystalline wax in lipsticks, to petroleum-based ingredients in shampoos and animal-based products in soaps. They come in a variety of forms, including drops and flakes customized to meet our customers’ needs.
Natural Labeling Services
ADM can give your personal care lines the competitive advantage that comes with using naturally derived, vegetable-based, environmentally friendly ingredients. ADM can help you work within your current systems, removing “chemical-sounding” names from your label and replacing them with ingredients that have greater consumer appeal. ADM experts, in these specialties and dozens of other ones, will work hand-in-hand with your own professionals in any role you choose.
Cosmeceuticals and Functional Ingredients
Cosmetics manufacturers can increase product appeal and market share by incorporating cosmeceutical ingredients into their current and new product lines:
- Vitamin E is well known for its antioxidant effects and is found in leading topical creams and moisturizers; ADM is the world’s largest producer of natural-source vitamin E including mixed tocopherols.
- Derived from the same process that extracts natural-source vitamin E, CardioAid™ plant sterols have gained acceptance as a topical ingredient to maintain moisture levels in the skin.
- Soy protein and soy isoflavones are also being included as active ingredient in many cosmetics.
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