UCARE™ Extreme Polymer

For more than a century since its founding in 1897, Dow has pioneered commercial success as an industry-leading materials science company. Today, Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care.

Dow combines global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation and leading business positions to achieve profitable growth. The company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s ability to innovate at the intersection of chemistry, engineering and material science has brought solutions that differentiate its customers while positively impacting the world. These include lightweight carbon fibers for cars, technology to more efficiently produce cleaner water and packaging solutions that help make food safer and stay fresh longer.

Unlock the transformative power of UCARE™ Extreme Polymer, a groundbreaking bio-derived and biodegradable cationic cellulosic polymer that revolutionizes hair care formulations.

Designed to serve as a principal conditioning agent or complement other conditioning ingredients, this versatile ingredient offers exceptional performance across a wide range of applications, including rinse-off conditioners, leave-on conditioners, shampoos, styling products, body washes, and colorants.

With its remarkable capabilities, UCARE™ Extreme Polymer provides equivalent hair conditioning benefits to silicones, enhancing dry and wet hair combing, especially on damaged hair.

It restores hair hydrophobicity, reduces breakage, and improves alignment and manageability, while also enhancing silicone deposition on damaged hair for superior results. In leave-on formulations, it delivers soft styling benefits, such as curl retention, ensuring your hair looks its best.

Formulation is a breeze with UCARE™ Extreme Polymer, as it enables clear products, acts as a rheology modifier, and eliminates the need for emulsification. Embrace a more natural approach with this non-GMO, biodegradable solution derived from synthetic, petrochemical, vegetal, and mineral origins, without the use of animal-derived products.