TER Chemicals promotes two hair care ingredients to formulators

TER Chemicals, through its Oleon brand, is promoting two hair care ingredients for formulators: Radiastar 1436, a plant-based, highly branched Guerbet alcohol (INCI: Isocetyl Isoarachidol) that enhances shine and smoothness, and Radia 7798, a patented natural alternative to high-viscosity silicones. Radia 7798 (INCI: Propylene Glycol Diheptanoate, Hydrogenated Dilinoleyl Alcohol and Ethylcellulose) suits conditioners, hair masks, leave-in treatments and hair serums. Samples and application support are offered through the product innovation team.

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Market context

Guerbet alcohols are branched fatty alcohols valued in personal care for their light, non-greasy emollience, good spreadability and ability to add gloss and slip to formulations. Demand for them is driven mainly by hair care, skin care and cosmetic makeup, where brands want plant-derived or naturally sourced alternatives to petrochemical and silicone ingredients. Silicones such as dimethicone have long dominated conditioning and smoothing, so ingredients that can deliver similar slip and shine without silicone attract interest from formulators working on cleaner-label or silicone-free product lines. Ethylcellulose and certain diesters are used as film formers and viscosity modifiers in rinse-off and leave-in products. For chemical buyers, launches like this mainly signal growing competition among specialty ester and alcohol suppliers for personal care accounts, rather than a shift in bulk supply or commodity pricing.

Source: official release on terchemicals.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.