Clariant expands personal care portfolio

MUMBAI: Specialty chemicals firm Clariant India today announced expansion of its personal care portfolio within the industrial & consumer specialties (ICS) unit.

"We have launched a comprehensive range of ingredients for the personal care sector, which caters to skin, hair and oral care products. With this launch, Clariant will be poised to provide end-to-end solutions and an enhanced portfolio," a company statement said here.

The specialty ingredients introduced have active ingredients with functional properties such as a complete range of UV filters, multi-functional skin care actives, skin lightening ingredients with vitamin C, hair care formulae to fight dandruff and hair loss, amongst others, it said.

"With our recent acquisition of a part of Vivimed Labs personal care portfolio, we have added a wide range of active ingredients for skin, hair and oral care," Clariant India Head Industrial & Consumer Specialities R Kumaresan said.

Post the launch, Clariant's personal care portfolio within its ICS business will boast a wide range of products that includes active ingredients, surfactants, conditioners, emollients, preservatives, rheology modifiers and a special range of natural solutions as well, the statement said.