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Personal Care
Solazyme partners with BASF in algae-derived surfactant
Solazyme has been churning a lot of news in the past month but let’s start with this intriguing partnership with BASF. The companies have launched a microalgae oil-based betaine surfactant for use in home and personal care applications. I am not that familiar with betaines (a kind of amphoteric surfactant) but I’m assuming these are … Continue reading
Elevance launches personal care product lines
If the blog remembers correctly, Elevance has already been selling personal care ingredients since 2008 such as soy petrolatum with its partner Dow Corning. This week, Elevance announced the commercial availability of its first personal care product lines: “Elevance Smooth” – a line of plant-based, multi-functional polymers, and “Elevance Soft” – a line of plant-based … Continue reading