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CAS Number: 26099-89-8
Sodium polyitaconate, also called Velasoft, is a polyitaconic acid partially neutralized with sodium salt.
Sodium polyitaconate is usually an off-white grainy substance.
Sodium polyitaconate helps stabilize surfactants, allowing for gentler formulations.
Sodium polyitaconate can also be used in shampoos, conditioners, body wash, hand soaps, and other ingredients.
Sodium polyitaconate dissolves in water.
Sodium polyitaconate is a biodegradable ingredient that does not irritate the eyes or skin.
Whole Foods has deemed the ingredient acceptable in Sodium polyitaconate body care product quality standards.
Sodiumpolyitaconate is a polyitaconic acid which is partially neutralised with sodium salt.
Sodium polyitaconate has a raw white colour, is odourless and easily soluble in water.
In addition, Sodium polyitaconate is biodegradable and 100% bio-based.
Sodium polyitaconate, as the ingredient is also known by name, is produced by creating itaconic acid through the fermentation of carbohydrates such as corn.
Sodium polyitaconate helps with the stabilisation of the product, by stabilising the surfactants.
This allows for gentler formulations with conditioning properties.
Ingredients like this are essential because they give the active, nourishing ingredients the right conditions to be effective, while the formulation remains mild and gentle on the skin.
Sodium polyitaconate is used in many different care products, including shampoos and conditioners, body washes, hand soaps and creams, and is very mild on the eyes and skin.
So Sodium polyitaconate doesn't cause stinging eyes or irritated skin.
Sodium polyitaconate is even so mild that Sodium polyitaconate is accepted for use in the food industry.
Sodium polyitaconate is neither allergenic nor endocrine disrupting, nor is Sodium polyitaconate suspected to be.
The allergenicity of the ingredient means that both children and adults can use products with sodium polyitaconate without worrying about having allergic reactions or an increased likelihood of developing contact allergies.
Sodium polyitaconate 100% natural polymer provides humidity resistant style retention, volume and anti-frizz performance.
Sodium polyitaconate exceptional sensory and look makes Sodium polyitaconate the ideal choice for natural and nude styling products that deliver touchable hold.
Sodium polyitaconates, a 100% natural polymer, offers moisture resistant styles, volume and anti-frizz performance.
Sodium polyitaconate exceptional sensory and optical properties make Sodium polyitaconate the ideal solution for natural and uncomplicated styling products that provide a noticeable hold.
Sodium polyitaconates you create hair styling products that give your hair a more natural hold.
Sodium polyitaconate can be used in a variety of formulations, from mousses to creams to sprays.
Sodium polyitaconate itself is of natural origin and is manufactured using an extremely environmentally friendly manufacturing process.
Sodium polyitaconates is compatible with numerous hair styling ingredients and preservatives such as panthenol, silicones, sorbitol, propylene glycol and polyethylene glycols.
With appropriate pH and processing adjustments, Sodium polyitaconates is also compatible with other polymers such as A-Polymer XT.
Sodium polyitaconates does not require any additional stabilisation, but is much more stable when the pH of the formulation is in the neutral range.
Styling products with Sodium polyitaconates allow hair to dry much faster, thus protecting the hair from prolonged heat from blow-drying and styling.
A polymer of vegetable origin made from maize.
Provides an excellent hold, but retains the natural feel of the hair and does not weigh Sodium polyitaconate down.
For application we recommend: Non-aerosol hairspray 1 - 6%, mousse 1 - 6%, creams and lotions 1 - 6%, waxes and pomades 1 - 6%.
Sodium Polyitaconate 100% natural polymer provides humidity resistant style retention, volume and anti-frizz performance.
Sodium polyitaconate exceptional sensory and look makes Sodium polyitaconate the ideal choice for natural and nude styling products that deliver touchable hold.
Sodium Polyitaconate offers Natural conditioning, better foam texture & stability, and enhanced viscosity.
Add 100% bio-based Sodium Polyitaconate to hair care, skin care and liquid soap products to achieve gentler formulations with better conditioning and creamier, longer-lasting lather that leave a soft nourished feel on skin and hair.
Sodium Polyitaconate is a homopolymer of itaconic acid that is natural, biodegradable, and does not contain any preservatives or additives.
100% bio-based conditioning agent Sodium Polyitaconate delivers multiple conditioning benefits and lubricity to skin and hair.
Cationic polymers are often added to cleansing products to counteract undesirable drying effects of surfactants and sodium chloride.
Sodium Polyitaconate has demonstrated superior conditioning benefits on skin and hair in sensory study comparisons to polyquaternium-10 and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride.
With the ability to improve foam quality and build viscosity with less surfactant and sodium chloride, Sodium Polyitaconate further enables personal care and home care formulators to improve conditioning and lubricity with products that are gentler on hair and natural oils of the skin.
Sodium Polyitaconate is a 100% bio-based polymer certified by the Natural Products Association that offers formulators new opportunities to add conditioning for improved hair or skin feel in natural shampoos, body washes, conditioners, moisturizers, and bar soaps.
Enhance foam with less surfactants Consumer perceptions of product quality and richness in cleansing products often depend on the viscosity of the product and the volume of foam generated during use.
The higher levels of surfactants added to generate this perception increase the harshness of a formulation by causing tightness, dryness, irritation and even barrier damage to skin.
Addition of Sodium Polyitaconate allows the formulator to create a milder formulation by reducing concentration of surfactants while preserving the foam volume and richness.
Maintain viscosity with less salt Sodium chloride is commonly used in surfactant-based formulations to increase viscosity and improve customer perception of product quality.
Salt, however, further contributes to skin dryness.
Sodium Polyitaconate allows the formulator to maintain target viscosity while reducing salt content.
Sodium polyitaconate is polyitaconic acid partially neutralized with sodium salt.
Sodium polyitaconate is in the form of a gray-white granular substance.
Sodium polyitaconate helps to stabilize surface-active substances and makes Sodium polyitaconate possible to create a finer composition.
Sodium polyitaconate is mostly part of natural products for the dishwasher.
Sometimes also personal care products, hair and skin products.
Sodium polyitaconate is a non-sensitizing and gentle substance that is very biodegradable and decomposable.
Sodium polyitaconate is a water soluble polymer.
Sodium polyitaconate is a low molecular weight linear polyitaconic acid partially neutralized with sodium salt.
Product Highlights • Allows gentler formulations with conditioning benefits • Increase foam volume while using less surfactants • Improve foam stability and quality • Maintain desired viscosity with less salt • 100% bio-based • Biodegradable.
Benefits of Sodium polyitaconate:
Surfactants reduced by 20%,
No cationic polymer,
Salt reduced by 60%.
Benefit Claims of Sodium polyitaconate:
Creamy Texture,
Foam Enhancement,
Hair Softening,
Softening,
Conditioning,
Long Lasting,
Imparts Lubricity,
Foam Stability,
Outstanding Skin feel,
Soft Feel,
Hair Straightening,
Strengthening,
Foaming,
Broad pH Stability,
Nourishing,
Moisturizing,
Viscosity Boosting,
Hair Conditioning,
Skin Conditioning.
Functions of Sodium polyitaconate:
Chelating agent: Reacts and forms complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetic products
Conditioner,
Foaming Agent,
Foam Stabilizer,
Viscosity Modifier,
Foam Booster,
Film Former.
Applications of Sodium polyitaconate:
Hair Spray,
Skin Cream and Lotion,
Styling Product, Hair care,
Shampoos,
Leave-on and rinse-off conditioners,
Hair treatment products,
Moisturizing body wash,
Liquid hand soaps,
Facial cleansers,
Moisturizing skin care,
Sun care,
Baby care,
Formulations at extreme pH: hair relaxers, straighteners & perms.
Advantages of Sodium polyitaconate:
Improve hair or skin feel with natural conditioning,
Increase foam height, strength and stability for dense, creamy lather,
Gain desired foam performance with less surfactant,
Reach target viscosity with less added salt,
Reduce surfactant concentration and added salt for formulations, gentler on skin and hair,
Increase sustainability of formulations,
Certified by the Natural Products Association for personal care products.
Manufacturing of Sodium polyitaconate:
Commercially, manufacturing sodium polyitaconate begins with creating itaconic acid, which is produced by fermenting carbohydrates such as corn.
Physical & Chemical Properties of Sodium polyitaconate:
INCI: sodium polyitaconate
CAS#: 26099-89-8
pH at 10% solution in water: 5.2
Odor: none
Avg. molecular weight (Mw): 8000
% Active: ~83%
Chemical nature: Itaconate homopolymer
Appearance: off-white powder
Synonyms of Sodium polyitaconate:
butanedioic acid
2-methylene-
homopolymer
sodium salt
