Elevating Beauty Through Innovation™
Kraton’s Ellamera™ products can be the genesis of beautiful outcomes. Our hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymers and hydrogenated styrene/butadiene copolymers are polymers for oil-based cosmetics that transform ingredients into beauty and cosmetic products that provide an exceptional sensory experience.
Ellamera™ products are highly compatible with a wide range of oils and carriers, resulting in a high level of transparency.
ELLAMERA Cosmetics
Ellamera Features and Benefits
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Ellamera Products
Color Cosmetics
When using our color cosmetic solutions, good suspension or bonding performance can be achieved. These features combined with excellent film-formation properties offer formulators the ability to develop oil-based, water repellent makeup products with true, deep and bold colors.
Concealer
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and could allow for truer, bolder colors because of their suspension properties. Other key benefits could be enhanced filling properties, uniform spreading, adhesion, film formation and water resistance.
Eye Shadow/Blush
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with non-polar oils or carriers whereas PER-SUST™ products are compatible with more polar oils or carriers. Both product families provide structuring and film formation. The products could enable a combination of enhanced binding performance with a high level of flexibility, improved adhesion and a pleasant feel.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable film formation and water.
Foundation
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and could allow for truer, bolder colors because of their suspension properties. Other key benefits could be product stability, uniform spreading, film formation, water resistance and enhanced filling properties. The differentiated texture might allow for a nice and comfortable feel.
Lip Gloss
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance.
Lipstick/Lip Liner
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with non-polar oils or carriers whereas PER-SUST™ products are compatible with more polar oils or carriers. Both product families provide structuring to the oils. Functional benefits could be pigment and particle dispersion, good product stability due to network formation and cohesive strength.
Mascara
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with non-polar oils or carriers whereas PER-SUST™ products are compatible with more polar oils or carriers. Both product families provide structuring to the oils. Funtional benefits could be film formation, pigment and particle dispersion and volume control due to network formation.
Nail Polish
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with a limited amount of solvents or liquid carriers. Depending on the formulation, the products could enable film formation and improve chip resistance due to increased toughness.
Nail Polish Remover
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with non-polar solvents and oils whereas PER-SUST™ products are compatible with more polar solvents and oils. Both product families provide structuring and film formation. The products allow for viscosity control and might retain volatile components to improve removal efficiency.
Skincare
When using our skincare solutions, various viscosity profiles and oil gel textures can be achieved depending on the product. Thixotropic spreadable gels or thickened oils combined with strong film forming abilities allow for an exceptional sensory experience. Even strong, solid and peelable gels can become part of your toolkit. Ellamera products can help improve skin occlusivity and reduce trans-epidermal water loss.
Body Butter
Ellamera products might provide jelly-type rheology and enhance product stability. The products may provide texture enhancements and improve skin occlusivity to reduce trans-epidermal water loss.
Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance.
Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Depilatory Wax
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with Hydrocarbon and Rosin Ester based resins and provide formulas with good temperature stability, uniform spreading and film formation. Other functional benefits could be increased cohesive strength, increased flexibility, reduced brittleness and minimal residues on the skin.
Face/Body/Baby Oil
Ellamera products might provide texture enhancements and improve skin occlusivity to reduce trans-epidermal water loss. Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Lotion/Serum
Ellamera products might provide texture enhancements of the oil-phase in Water-in-Oil emulsions and improve skin occlusivity to reduce trans-epidermal water loss. Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Moisturizer
Ellamera provides texture enhancements and can improve skin occlusivity to reduce trans-epidermal water loss. Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Peel-off Mask
Ellamera TER-SET™ products provide structuring and film formation to non-polar oils or carriers resulting in solid gels. The wide range of TER-SET products allows for optimization with respect to the temperature at which a formulation turns from a pourable liquid into a solid, cohesive gel with strength and flexibility.
Self Tanner/Bronzer
Ellamera products might provide stability improvement and texture enhancements of the oil-phase in Water-in- Oil emulsions.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Hair Care
Our hair care solutions can provide excellent film forming, water repellency and suspension properties to end formulations. Depending on the product, various viscosity profiles and oil gel textures can be obtained. Thixotropic spreadable gels or thickened oils combined with strong film forming abilities allow for an exceptional sensory experience. Ellamera products can help improve skin occlusivity and reduce trans-epidermal water loss.
Conditioner
Ellamera RAD-THICK is soluble in low polarity liquid carries and oils such as isododecane and squalane and provides viscosity modification, texture enhancement, film forming and water repellency properties.
Oil Treatment
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with Hydrocarbon and Rosin Ester based resins and provide formulas with good temperature stability, uniform spreading and film formation. Other functional benefits could be increased cohesive strength, increased flexibility, reduced brittleness and minimal residues on the skin.
Relaxer
Ellamera products might enhance hair protection against warm relaxing tools. Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and enable uniform spreading, film formation and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Styling Gel/Serum
Ellamera TER-SET products provide structuring to non-polar oils or carries whereas PER-SUST provides structuring to polar oils or carries. Both products could allow for enhanced textures.
Sun Care
Our suncare solutions can provide excellent film forming, water repellency and suspension properties to end formulations. Depending on the product, various viscosity profiles and oil gel textures can be obtained. Thixotropic spreadable gels or thickened oils combined with strong film forming abilities allow for an exceptional sensory experience. Ellamera products can help improve skin occlusivity and reduce trans-epidermal water loss.
Lip Balm
Ellamera TER-SET™ products are compatible with non-polar oils or carriers whereas PER-SUST™ products are compatible with more polar oils or carriers. Both product families provide structuring and film formation. Depending on the grade the products could provide a balance between acceptable cohesivestrength and easy transfer.
Sunblock
Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and could enable uniform spreading, enhanced textures, film formation, suspension properties and water resistance. Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
Suntan Oil
Ellamera products allow for film formation and might provide desired textures. Ellamera RAD-THICK™ is soluble in low polarity liquid carriers and oils such as isododecane and squalane and enables film forming and water repellency properties.
Ellamera BI-THIN™ products provide thixotropic viscosity to non-polar oils or carriers and could enable uniform spreading, enhanced textures, suspension properties and water resistance.
Ellamera PER-SUST™ products provide structuring and film formation to polar oils or carriers.
