Acticire® MB

Active waxes

Multifunctional ingredients that meet desired customer claim and ease the formulation process are becoming more and more in demand.

The specific technology behing Acticire^® MB makes it a distinct, multifunctional ingredient with several unique applications.

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Use level

1-5%

COSMOS approved
Certified RSPO Mass Balance

Jojoba Esters (and) Helianthus
Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax (and)
Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax (and)
Polyglycerin-3

A 100% natural texturizing agent based on a complex of 3 functionalized waxes:

Jojoba wax
Sunflower seed wax
Mimosa wax

waxes jojoba sunflower mimosa

Jojoba wax is the only wax that is liquid at room temperature. This is due to its composition: unsaturated fatty alcohol esters combined with an unsaturated fatty acid.
Sunflower seed wax is a hard wax made up of fully saturated monoesters that boasts excellent thermal stability
Mimosa wax a coproduct of the perfumery industry, is not surprisingly rather sweet smelling. Softer than the other waxes, it melts at about 60 °C and has a more complex composition that includes long-chain esters, hydrocarbons, and a smaller amount of triterpenoid alcohols.

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In emulsions, can be a substitute for some low HLB co-emulsifiers
Can emulsify up to 15% of water in an oil phase, exhibits great heat stability, allows introduction of water or hydrosoluble actives to anhydrous formulations
Reduces transepidermal water loss, moisturizes, and improves appearance of skin surface (in vivo tests)

Acticire® MB is a multifunctional ingredient with several unique applications. This video illustrates how Acticire® MB can be used to introduce water based ingredients into anhydrous formulations.

In this example, an hydrophilic dye is incorporated into the water phase to show how it is well dispersed in a lipstick with Acticire® MB.

These three waxes have been transesterified in the presence of vegetable polyglycerin, rendering them more compatible and stabler in emulsion, and confering new sensorial qualities and characteristics:

Physical properties midway between those of liquid and solid waxes
Softness and spreadability upon application
Comfortable skin feel that lasts throughout the day

Acticire® MB brings three different and distinctive benefits to cosmetic formulations:

Forms a soft, smooth film that protects from dehydration
Improves the texture and application of both standard and natural formulations
Makes it possible to include water or water-soluble actives in anhydrous systems while allowing them to remain stable

In emulsions, can be a substitute for some low HLB co-emulsifiers
Can emulsify up to 15% of water in an oil phase, exhibits great heat stability, allows introduction of water or hydrosoluble actives to anhydrous formulations
Reduces transepidermal water loss, moisturizes, and improves appearance of skin surface (in vivo tests)