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New Market Launches

SAFE COLORATION
Pigment dispersions with new preservation system

Swiss speciality chemicals firm, Cosmenyl yellow 100 Cosmenyl oxide yellow 100
Clariant, is offering a safe coloration
boost for home and personal care
products with its Cosmenyl 100 range
of next generation aqueous pigment
dispersions, featuring a new preser-
vation system. Cosmenyl Carmine oC 100

Clariant proactively optimised
the range to meet the latest regu- Cosmenyl blue oC 100
latory requirements for cosmetic
products of the European Cosmetics
Regulation No. 1223/2009, which
limits the use of the preservatives.
The new preservation system for
the Cosmenyl 100 range does not
contain ortho-phenylphenol (O-PP),
methylisothiazolinone (MIT) or para- Cosmenyl violet 100
bens. The range is included in at Cosmenyl blaCk 100
least one of the authorised use lists Cosmenyl green oC 100
for cosmetic colorants for the EU,
USA or Japan, and fulfils strict “Colour can positively influence rary home deco colours into a hand
microbiological specifications. consumers’ perception of a home or soap or laundry detergents, or simply
personal care product,” commented capturing the up-lifting cosmetic
Cosmenyl 100 pigment disper- Dr. Gabriela Catanoiu, Global Tech- colour trends for make-up. Our updated
sions offer various shades of colours nical Manager for Home and Personal range can help formulators safely and
suitable for colouring a wide range Care colorants. “Perhaps highlight- brilliantly colour their liquid, powder,
of personal care products, including ing a special property or effect of a or paste products,” she added.
soaps, shampoos, toothpaste and eye particular ingredient inside a sham-
cosmetics. The range is also suitable poo, liquid hand soap, or skin care Clariant has just completed the
for colouring home and fabric care mask. The latter is growing in popu- updated range with two new yel-
applications, achieving attractive larity as more consumers seek comfort lows and a carmine that correlate
coloured detergents, speckles, and from self-indulgence during current well with creating the warm yellow,
cleaning agents, meeting the latest uncertain times. Clariant colorants orange and deeper hues predicted for
colour trends. can also help translating contempo- 2021 colour trends.

ALTERNATIVE FOR DISINFECTANT
Novel anti-microbial coating for cleaning and

sanitising

Finnish chemical tech start-up, 7 days. In tests, the coating lasted for against 99.99% of viruses and bacte-
Affix Labs, has launched a surface over 300 touches. ria, including COVID-19.
cleaning product, “Clean N Coat”,
which is applied like any alternative, Clean N Coat contains Si-Quat, a “In our homes, this gives us the
but that leaves a nearly invisible, durable anti-viral coating, developed peace of mind that we are coming
ultra-thin, anti-microbial coating by Affix Labs earlier this year. Si- back to a safer space by simply re-
actively protecting surfaces for up to Quat has been proven to be effective placing the household cleaners that
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