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PERSONAL CARE

Simple, Gentle Solutions with Proven Results

Introducing Ferma® Personal Care Ingredients

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INCI Name: Glycolipids

Simplify your product formulations while improving safety and sustainability. Ferma™ biosurfactants are a natural alternative to chemical ingredients that are customized to your personal care applications for best-in-class performance.

Natural

  • Comprised of bio-based, GMO-free and pure Glycolipid-class ingredients

Safe

  • No Proposition 65
  • Free of 1,4-Dioxane, EO and Formaldehyde 
  • Non-irritant and non-sensitizing at usage rates

Sustainable

  • Reduces carbon footprint by 37% or more
  • Lowers water usage
  • Derived from nature and environmentally friendly

Multifunctional

  • Effective as primary and/or secondary surfactant
  • Can be substituted for more than one product
  • Strong wetting performance

Gentle

  • Reduces skin irritation
  • Calming to skin and scalp
  • Reduces/eliminates use of skin-irritating esters

Customized

  • Low, high and customizable mid-range HLB versions available
  • Offered in low/no foam or high foam profiles

Find your perfect formulation in two easy steps:

STEP 1.

Pick the class of ingredients with the attributes that fit

your product needs:

HLB:

  • High HLB

  • Mid-Range Blend

  • Low HLB

Foam:

  • No foam

  • Low foam

  • Foam

Application:

  • Emollient

  • Emulsifier

  • Cleanser

STEP 2.

Contact us for current formulations or to customize your own.

green chemical alternative

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