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Polygon offers a wide range of raw materials for the production of cosmetics,be it rinse-off or leave-on, body or hair. These include raw materials that are suitable for COSMOS, ECOCERT and NaTrue products and/or are available in RSPO quality.

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Polygon offers various emollients and film formers for the personal care/cosmetics sector. Also products compatible with ECOCERT, RSPO standards.

Recent new products include:

  • BIOMADE HS-DD, an excellent film-forming emollient based on hemp and linseed oil
  • Various products under the name PSIFLOW. These are alternatives to silicone oils based on HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL
  • Extensions to the range of classic emollients under the name POLYPON

The range of emollients and film formers includes various product groups:

  • Alternatives to silicone oils: These are based on substances such as HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENES and ISONONANOATES (ALPHAFLOW,
    BEANTREE, DEDRAFLOW, DERMOL, PSIFLOW, VEGEFLOW)
  • Alternatives to mineral oils (DEDRAFLOW, DERMOL)
  • Emollients with properties of natural oils such as jojoba oil, squalane, castor oil (BERNEL ESTER, CITMOL, DEDRAFLOW, DERMOL, TRIVENT, WICKENOL)
  • Specialities such as esters of vegetable oils, e.g. meadowfoam, macadamia, rapeseed oil (CREAESTER, CREALBA, DERMOL, ELEFAC, HETESTER, WICKENOL)
  • Film-forming agents: in particular, film-forming agents based on natural oils such as hemp/flaxseed oil, mango butter, rapeseed/tung oil (BIOMADE, CREASTEROL, DERMOL, GLOSSAMER, HETESTER, POLYDERM) can be found here
  • Classic emollients as esters from various oils and alcohols, predominantly PEG-free (BERNEL ESTER, DERMOL, HETESTER, POLYPON, TRIVENT, WICKENOL)
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Polygon offers various emulsifiers for the personal care/cosmetics sector, both O/W emulsifiers and W/O emulsifiers, PEG-free and PEG-containing, for hot and cold processing. Also products compatible with COSMOS standards.

Recent new products include:

  • Various extensions to the range of classic emollients under the name POLYPON

The range of emulsifiers includes various product groups:

  • Natural emulsifiers mainly based on olive oil (OLIVATIS®, POLYPON)
  • Emulsifiers PLUS are emulsifiers for special applications or with special properties (CREAESTER, HETESTER, OLIVATIS®, POLYPON)
  • Gel emulsifiers for the production of gels (CREAGEL, STABYLEN)
  • Emulsifier bases as multi-component products (BIOMETHICS, POLYPON)
  • Classic emulsifiers, especially those containing PEG (POLYPON)
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Polygon offers various solubilisers and anionic as well as non-ionic surfactants for the personal care/cosmetics sector. Also products compatible with COSMOS, ECOCERT and RSPO standards.

The latest new products include:

  • Other classic solubilisers, anionic and non-ionic surfactants
  • POLYPON IPG – a sustainable, glycerine-based (vegetable), multi-purpose solvent, particularly suitable for perfume oils and active ingredients

The range of surfactants and solubilisers comprises various product groups:

  • The group of solubilisers PLUS alkyl polyglucosides in addition to specialities
  • The group of solubilisers includes classic solubilisers based on PEG-40 and PEG-60
  • The anionic surfactants mainly include mild surfactants for skin and hair care
  • The non-ionic surfactants mainly include alkyl polyglucosides (APG)
  • The group of non-ionic surfactants PLUS includes special surfactants such as one based on olive oil
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  • Medolla (Italien)
  • Alzo (USA)
  • Own brands under the names POLYGON PC, POLYPON, TENSAN®, SKINWELL®

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Polygon offers various texturizers for the personal care/cosmetics sector, including those based on natural raw materials.

The latest new products include:

  • Fatty alcohol-based texturizers

The range of texturizers includes various product groups:

  • Specialities, from natural to substitutes for lanolin, beeswax or cocoa butter
  • Mineral-based texturizers: pre-dispersed organoclays
  • Wax-based texturisers
  • Fatty alcohol-based texturizers
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Polygon offers various rheology modifiers for the personal care/cosmetics sector, including those based on natural raw materials.

The latest new products include:

  • HYDROLYZED SCLEROTIUM GUM (POLYPON HSG)

 

The range of thickeners includes various product groups:

  • Carbomers and acrylates
  • Classic thickeners such as xanthan gum and hydroxyethyl cellulose
  • Cyanate-based rheology modifiers
  • Polyquaternium
  • Lipophilic thickeners on various oil bases
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Polygon offers various functional ingredients for the personal care/cosmetics sector, from wetting and dispersing agents to polyurethane and silicone-based polymers to products for peeling/masking and active delivery systems.

The range of functional ingredients includes various product groups:

  • Wetting and dispersing agents
  • Cationic products for hair care
  • Polyurethane-based products for skin and hair
  • Polymers for active ingredient transport and starch-based Active Delivery Systems
  • Antioxidants for the protection of oils and lipids in particular
  • Products for peeling and masking, also those on a natural basis
  • Emulsion concentrates in the form of ready-to-use dispersions of colour shades
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Polygon offers various products for colour cosmetics. The palette ranges from pigments and dyes to glitters and texturising agents.

A new colour palette with different shades is launched regularly to match the colour of the year.

Ask for it! mail@polygon.ch

The range of products for colour cosmetics includes:

  • Dyes and pigments, based on mica (mica), silica, titanium dioxide,
    borosilicate or starch, among others
  • Glitter
  • Texturising agents based on, among others, mica (mica), kaolin or nylon-12

 

Many of the products are developed according to fashion trends.

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Polygon offers various types of UV Absorber, from organic to mineral, to reduce the damage to the skin caused by UVA and UVB light.

The range of UV Absorber products includes:

  • organic, from the classic benzophenones to EHT and DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE, one of the most modern and effective UV Absorbers
  • mineral ones, based on zinc oxide (COSMOS/ECOCERT-approved) and pre-dispersed mixtures of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide
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Polygon offers different types of active ingredients, from Skin Care to Hair Care and Preservation.
Among them are products that are COSMOS and NaTrue conform.

Among the new products were two hyaluronic acid derivatives, one cationic and one acetylated hyaluronic acid,
as well as GLUCOSYL RUTIN and VANILLYL BUTYL ETHER.

On the subject of active ingredient mixtures, see here.

The range of active ingredients covers a very broad assortment, including substances as diverse as:

  • Extracts based on e.g. caviar, wasabi, birch sap, wild berries
  • Complex mixtures of active ingredients for skin and hair based on hops, lemon balm, liquorice root, rice, mate, etc.
  • Perfluorocarbon for the transport of oxygen etc. in the skin
  • Antimicrobial active ingredient mixtures, also COSMOS and NaTrue conform
  • Active ingredient mixtures for anti-aging
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