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POLYOX™
POLYOX™ Water Soluble Resins are nonionic polymers that deliver sensory enhancement to a range of personal care products.
POLYOX™ family of sensory enhancers for cleansing & grooming products
A water soluble additive designed to enhance the density and fullness of the foam in shampoos, body washes and liquid soaps. It does synergistically enhance conditioning of dry and wet hair and skin in formulations containing cationic conditioning polymers.
These versatile polymers are available in a wide range of molecular weights, allowing their properties to be tailored for diverse applications across many industries. At their core, POLYOX™ materials are non-ionic, hydrophilic polymers that exhibit excellent lubricity, binding, thickening, and film-forming abilities when dissolved in aqueous solutions.
One of the major uses for POLYOX™ is in personal care and cosmetic products. The polymers function as thickeners to increase viscosity, binders to enhance deposition on surfaces, lubricants for smooth application, and conditioning agents to improve skin feel. This makes them valuable ingredients in shampoos, lotions, creams, and other personal care formulations. In the construction industry, POLYOX™ grades are employed as water retention aids to regulate moisture levels in concrete and mortars. They also act as mortar modifiers to improve workability and rheology control agents to optimize flow properties.
POLYOX™ finds applications in ceramic processing as binders and dispersants, as well as in metalworking fluids as lubricants and process aids. Their lubricating nature combined with water solubility makes them useful in this area. Other applications include uses as flocculants and coagulants in water treatment, as well as in mining reagents and oilfield chemicals.
Across all its applications, POLYOX™ benefits from being low toxicity, biodegradable, and functional across a wide pH range. Dow manufacturers several different grades spanning a variety of molecular weights to meet the diverse needs of formulations and processes requiring polyethylene oxide chemistry. This versatile line of materials enables innovative solutions across industries by leveraging tunable polymer properties in aqueous systems.
Product Information
Characteristics:
- INCI: PEG-14M
- Approx. Molecular Weight 600,000 g/mol
- Appearance: White powder
- POLYOX™ WSR-205 improves the foam quality and feel in skin and hair cleansing formulations, providing cues which reinforce the perception of moisturization and softness. In shaving gel/cream formulations, the addition of POLYOX™ WSR-205 enhances the foam feel and provides lubrication between the skin and the razor blade.
Applications:
- Shampoos And Conditioners
- Liquid Hand Soaps And Bar Soaps
- Shaving Products
- Hair Styling Products
POLYOX™ Formulation Benefits :
- Hydrodynamic Drag Reduction
- Slip/Lubricious Feel
- Smooth After-Feel
- Foam Density Improvement
- Synergistic Boost Of Hair Conditioning
- Deposition Performance When Combined With UCARE™
- SoftCAT™ Polymers
- Improved Spreadability
POLYOX™ Skin Care Formulation Benefits
- Emolliency
- Enhanced Spreadability
- Foam Booster
- Sensory Enhancer (Smooth Feel)
- Slip / Lubricity
- Texture Enhancer
POLYOX™ Hair Care Formulation Benefits
- Enhanced Wet Combing
- Foam Booster
- Sensory Enhancer
- Texture Enhancer
Characteristics:
- INCI: PEG-90M
- Approx. Molecular Weight 4,000,000 g/mol
- Appearance: White powder
- POLYOX™ WSR-301 enhances the foam feel and provides lubrication between the skin and the razor blade in shaving gel and cream formulations. The addition of POLYOX™ WSR 301 to hair styling gels, creams, and waxes allows formulators to design styling products with fiber effects, enabled by its high molecular weight.
Applications:
- Shampoos And Conditioners
- Liquid Hand Soaps And Bar Soaps
- Shaving Products
- Hair Styling Products
POLYOX™ Formulation Benefits :
- Hydrodynamic Drag Reduction
- Slip/Lubricious Feel
- Smooth After-Feel
- Foam Density Improvement
- Synergistic Boost Of Hair Conditioning
- Deposition Performance When Combined With UCARE™
- SoftCAT™ Polymers
- Improved Spreadability
POLYOX™ Skin Care Formulation Benefits
- Emolliency
- Enhanced Spreadability
- Foam Booster
- Sensory Enhancer (Smooth Feel)
- Slip / Lubricity
- Texture Enhancer
POLYOX™ Hair Care Formulation Benefits
- Enhanced Wet Combing
- Foam Booster
- Sensory Enhancer
- Texture Enhancer
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