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Colonial Chemical

Colonial Chemical is a global specialty chemicals company, producing innovative surfactants used in multiple markets

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Colonial Chemical develops and manufactures products that are environmentally safe and derived from all-natural and renewable ingredients. The company manufactures cosmetic and industrial surfactants, performance additives, and other key building-block ingredients for use in personal care products.

Univar Solutions offers a range of ingredients on behalf of Colonial Chemical, including:

  • Anionic surfactants
  • Amphoteric surfactants
  • Nonionic surfactants
  • Thickening agents
  • Conditioners
  • Pearlizing agents
  • Emulsifiers
  • Solubilizers
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    Cola®Mate LA-100 MB - High foaming, mild surfactant

    Cola®Mate LA-100 MB is a spray dried, high foaming, and mild sulfosuccinate surfactant with good detergency. Cola®Mate LA-100 MB can be used in powdered products where mildness is important. Cola®Mate LA-100 MB is also useful to increase the concentration of aqueous systems for improved performance and mildness.

    Certified Mass Balance

    Keeping up with Colonial Chemical’s commitment to sustainable raw material sourcing, Cola®Mate LA-100 MB is derived from sustainably sourced palm oil that is certified Mass Balance from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). More information on www.RSPO.org.

    Applications

    • Pleasant after-feel
    • Naturally derived
    • Low color, odor
    • Mild cleansing
    • High foaming
    • High activity
    • Dense lather

    Benefits

    • Powder to foam products
    • Foaming bath bombs
    • Waterless cleansers
    • Foaming scrubs
    • Shampoo bars
    • Syndet bars
    • Powder shampoos

    Characteristics

    • INCI Name: Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
    • Off-white powder
    • Natural Origin Index of 0.76 in accordance with ISO 16128 guideline.
    Cola®Teric BBS - Sultaine amphoteric surfactant from Babassu Oil

    Cola®Teric BBS is a mild surfactant from Babassu Oil, a sustainably grown and harvested oil from Brazil. Cola®Teric BBS offers enhanced foaming and viscosity-building properties compared to traditional Coconut or Palm Kernel products. Cola®Teric BBS has a high active content and is supplied preservative-free.

    Applications

    • Luxury shampoos
    • Body washes
    • Facial cleansers
    • Sustainable products
    • Formulations with high bio-based content

    Benefits

    • Sustainably derived from Brazilian babassu oil
    • Better foam, feel, and viscosity building than standard coconut betaine or sultaine
    • Globally accepted
    • No Prop 65 components
    • Preservative-free

    Characteristics

    • INCI Name: Babassuamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
    • Clear Liquid
    • Ionic Character: Amphoteric
    Cola®Teric CBS-HP - Glycerin-free sultaine

    Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine – glycerin free. Cola®Teric CBS-HP is a glycerin-free amphoteric surfactant in the sultaine class. Cola®Teric CBS-HP exhibits outstanding surface activity, wetting, foaming, and compatibility in a wide variety of applications. Due to its amphoteric nature, Cola®Teric CBS-HP is compatible with cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants. The compatibility and stability of formulations containing Cola®Teric CBS-HP are maintained over a broad pH range.

    Cola®Teric CBS-HP is free of processing aids and preservatives, allowing greater formulator flexibility for all type of cleansing formulations. Cola®Teric CBS-HP also displays greater hydrotroping properties than Betaines to deliver extra clarity in household and personal care formulas.

    More natural raw materials are used in the manufacture of Cola®Teric cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine than other leading brands. For formulators interested in making their product more eco-friendly, Cola®Teric sultaines offer greener and more sustainable characteristics.

    Applications

    • Shampoos, bath gels, body washes
    • Liquid hand soaps
    • Towelettes for personal care
    • Transportation washes

    Benefits

    • High foaming amphoteric surfactant derived from fatty acids
    • Mild on skin and eyes
    • High electrolyte tolerance
    • Compatible with a broad surfactant rangeDevelops higher viscosity than the triglyceride-based Cola®Teric CBS
    • No preservatives
    • Great Synergy with EO-Free and Sulfate-free anionic surfactant like Suga® Nate 160 NC and Poly Suga® Nate P NC from Colonial Chemical

    Characteristics

    • INCI Name: Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
    • Clear yellow liquid
    • Ionic character : amphoteric
    • Solids : 48.0 – 50.0%
    • Typical use level: 1 – 10%
    Cola®Teric HBS - Sultaine Amphoteric from Hemp Seed Oil

    Cola®Teric HBS is an extremely mild surfactant from hemp seed oil, harvested sustainably and grown in soils which are challenging for traditional seed crops. ColaTeric HBS provides a superior skin feel and can replace traditional alkanol amides in cleansing applications, especially sulfate-free and PEG thickener systems.

    Applications

    • Sulfate-free systems
    • Facial cleansers
    • Shampoos
    • Bath gels
    • Soap-based liquid cleansers

    Benefits

    • Excellent viscosity building properties
    • Can replace alkanol amides or ethoxylated thickeners
    • Especially well-suited for sulfate-free systems
    • Adds luxurious feel to cleansers
    • PEG-free
    • Preservative-free
    • NO Prop 65 components

    Characteristics

    • INCI Name: Cannabisamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine (and) Water (and) Propanediol
    • Ionic Character: Amphoteric
    • Appearance: Clear Amber Liquid
    • pH 8.0 (10% as is / deionized water)
    • Solids: 49.0 %
    Colonial Monolaurin MB - Green emollient for personal care mild formulations

    Colonial Monolaurin MB is a unique, multifunctional compound made from lauric acid obtained from sustainable plant sources. When compared with standard “monoglycerides,” Colonial Monolaurin MB has multiple positive characteristics not typically found in a single product and offers elegance and utility to personal care and pharmaceutical products.

    In keeping with Colonial Chemical’s commitment to sustainable raw material sourcing, this product is derived from palm oil that contributes to the production of certified sustainable palm oil.

    • 1,4-Dioxane-free
    • 100% naturally-derived and nontoxic
    • Co-emulsifier
    • Emollient
    • Helps balance skin microbiome
    • Aids in maintaining product freshness

    Applications

    Colonial Monolaurin MB is a high-efficiency raw material used in a wide range of applications, including:

    • Leave-on products
    • Body cream
    • Body butters
    • Lip balm
    • Facial cream
    • Stretch mark creams
    • Hand sanitizers
    • Roll-on antiperspirants
    • Cold sore medicine
    • Foot creams

    Benefits

    • COSMOS Approved
    • Provide strong self-preservation activity
    • Promotes the penetration of actives through the skin
    • Co-emulsifier with other surfactants
    • Enhances the aesthetics of formulations with excellent rub-out
    • Creates superior stability in emulsions of all types

    Characteristics

    • INCI Name: Glyceryl Laurate
    • Appearance: White pastilles
    • Monoester content > 90%
    • Lauric content > 90%
    • Glycerin < 4%
    • Acid value < 2
    • Iodine value < 1

    In formulating, effective use levels can range between 0.1% and 5.0%, depending upon the application. Colonial Monolaurin MB should be added to a formulation so that it does not receive severe heating for prolonged periods. Colonial Monolaurin MB can be dispersed in water and dissolved in oil.

    Poly Suga®Mulse D6 - 100% Natural Carbon Biobased Emulsifier

    Trends in Personal Care come and go, but there is one trend that will never go away: mild cleansing ingredients. In addition, it is essential to have a good environmental profile and to meet consumer requirements like 1,4 Dioxane-free, PEG-free, no ethylene oxide and highly natural. 

    Poly Suga®Mulse D6 is a PEG-free, nonionic emulsifier made from 100% bio-based raw materials. It is mostly hydrophilic, dispersible in water, and soluble in varying degrees in organic liquids. Poly Suga®Mulse D6 is used for oil-in-water (O/W) emulsification and disrpersion of fragrances and all types of oils. It is compatible with nonionic, cationic, and anionic ingredients and is effective in systems with relatively high levels of electrolyte, acid, or base. Poly Suga®Mulse D6 may also be used as a primary or co-emulsifier in the formulation of creams and lotions. Poly Suga®Mulse D6 is a clear yellow liquid with a mild odor.

    Applications

    • Deodorants
    • Skin care formulations
    • Hair care products

    Benefits

    • 1,4-Dioxane free, PEG-free, and no ethylene oxide
    • 100% Biobased Carbon
    • Emulsifies a wide range of lipophilic substances, vegetable oils and emollient esters
    • Readily dispersible in water
    • Minimal impact on color and odor in final formulation
    • Extremely mild in formulation

    Characteristics

    • INCI: Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
    • Mid-range HLB emulsifier (HLB 8-10)
    • Ideal for emulsifying vegetable oils and emollient esters such as Ethylhexyl Palmitate and Isopropyl Myristate
    • Homogenization recommended for optimum emulsification
    • Additional emulsion stabilizers/structurants may be used for best stability
    Poly Suga®Quat - Unique and innovative cationic & bio-based polymer made from naturally derived, renewable resources

    Poly Suga®Quat products are unique and innovative for the personal care industry and made from naturally derived, renewable resources. Poly Suga®Quat products are free of EO, 1,4-dioxane and residual acrylic monomers. These products give excellent conditioning for hair, and are much milder for eyes and skin in a formulation as compared to many traditional quaternaries.

    Poly Suga®Quat products do not build up on hair and offer excellent combability performance on both wet and dry hair.

    Poly Suga®Quat products do not contain preservatives when shipped, providing a means to formulating preservative-free products or reducing reliance on commonly used preservatives.

    INCI Name, CAS and listing

    INCI Name, CAS and listing

    Poly Suga®Quat chemistry

    Poly Suga®Quat chemistry

    Typical properties

    Typical properties

    Made from naturally derived, renewable resources

    Made from naturally derived, renewable resources

    Applications

    • Hair conditioners
    • Clear 2-in-1 shampoos
    • Body washes
    • Detanglers
    • Clear hair rinse
    • Styling products
    • Baby products
    • Hand sanitizers
    • Relaxers
    • Shower gels

    Benefits

    • Derived from renewable resources
    • Superior hair conditioning
    • Low-Irritation profile
    • No greasy build-up
    • Excellent wet comb properties
    • Controls fly-away hair
    • Compatibility with anionics
    • Supports viscosity in shampoos
    • Enhances preservation of formulations
    Suga®Citrate L1C - Low irritation & 100% Naturally derived newest generation surfactant

    Suga®Citrate L1C is the newest generation natural surfactant, meeting all the demands of today’s consumer. It is an extremely low-irritation anionic surfactant derived entirely from renewable plant sources. SugaCitrate L1C functionalized alkyl polyglucosides deliver many highly desirable product features. Luxurious cleansers with excellent foam, rich viscosity, and low irritation are easily achievable.

    What is a naturally derived surfactant?

    In the surfactant family, we have solubilizers, emulsifiers, dispersants or foaming agents. In all cases, they allow reducing of the energy required to create a surface between two materials having the same state or not (liquid, gas, solid). It is a molecule with hydrophilic and lipophilic parts which help dissolve poorly soluble substances in a solvent like fragrance or essential oil in a water-based formulation as a solubilizer or allow to disperse and stabilize drop of liquid in other non-miscible liquid like an emulsifier. We offer two kinds of bio-based surfactants: Naturally-derived surfactant is composed of hydrophilic part derived from sugar (corn or beet) like EcoSenseTM series (AlkylPolyGlucoside), Poly Suga®Mulse D9, amino acids like glutamate, glucose and sulfonates like Poly Suga®Nate 160P NC or combination of choline, phosphate, and glycerol like lecithin and Emultop™ Velvet IP and lipophilic part generally derived from fatty acid of vegetable oil. They are obtained by chemical reaction or extraction.

    Biosurfactants like EcoSenseTM GL-60 series (Sophorolipid) are obtained by bio-fermentation involving bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi. They transform basic substrates like sugar, a fatty acid into complex raw materials thanks to their metabolism.

    Applications

    • Sulfate-free cleansers
      • Mild cleansing
      • Foaming
      • Viscosity building
      • Irritation reduction
    • Wipes
      • Mild cleansing
      • Wetting
    • Syndet Bars

      • Mild cleansing
      • Foaming
      • Irritation reduction

    Grades

    • 100% naturally-derived
    • PEG-free (1,4- Dioxane free)
    • Non-irritating to skin and eyes
    • Readily biodegradable
    • Retains clarity at low temperature
    • High clarity, low color, low odor
    • Shipped without preservatives
    • Cost-effective sulfate-free primary surfactant
    • Suitable for use with nearly all surfactant classes including quaternary compounds, amides, amphoterics and nonionics
    • Compatible with a wide variety of formulation additives, including popular extracts, humectants, and preservatives.
    • Especially well-suited for:
      • Clean beauty products
      • Highly sustainable cleansers
      • Baby care
      • Facial care
      • Sensitive skin needs

    Characteristics

    • INCI Disodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropyl Citrate
    • Appearance @ 25°C & @ 5°C: Clear Liquid
    • % Solids, 2G 1H@110°C: 40
    • pH (10% Aqueous) 7.0
    • ISO 16128: 1.00
    • Biodegradability: Readily biodegradable
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