Personal Care | Arkema High Performance Polymers

Rilsan® PA11, Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamide, and Pebax® Rnew® TPE polymer families offer complementary attributes such as rigidity/flexibility, durability, transparency, soft touch and coloration. These qualities make them ideal for various applications in personal care items, including packaging or cases, where sensory effects and visual appeal are essential to conveying a high-quality feel.

Advanced Bio-Circular materials' properties of interest for personal care items

Lightweight

All our Advanced Bio-Circular materials offer unrivaled lightness, allowing for comfortable yet durable designs.

Rigidity/Flexibility

Select among rigid Rilsan® PA11 polymers or flexible Pebax® TPEs or benefit from both using them in combination to create unique designs. Both polymer families can be overmolded together, limiting the use of adhesives.

Transparency & glossiness

Transparent polyamides providing haigh transparency and glossy surface aspect for a beautiful surface aspect, while providing strenght and durability

Antistatic behavior

Pebax® antistatic additives offering non-migratory and permanent solution to enhance user comfort

Advanced Bio-Circular materials for personal care by applications

Hair care & accessories

Rilsan® PA11 and Pebax® Rnew materials provide a versatile range of rigidity, enabling the creation of innovative designs for brushes and hair dryers. These materials combine the strength and lightness of PA11 with the flexibility and deformation resistance of Pebax® TPEs. Due to their common chemistry, components made from both material families can be overmolded and combined without the need for adhesives. Additionally, these materials are available with recycled content or natural fillers, making them an excellent choice for luxurious-looking products and accessories.

LEARN MORE ABOUT RILSAN® PA11 FAMILY

For parts made from engineering resins, our range of Pebax® permanent antistatic additives offer high performance solutions for anti-static hairbrush that improves user comfort and contributes to better hair health. Unlike many other antistatic technologies, Pebax® antistatic polymers are permanent, non-migratory, and compatible with a wide array of polymer matrices.

Learn more about our Pebax® antistatic additives range

Cosmetic Packaging

Transparent and bio-based materials are revolutionizing high-end cosmetic packaging by combining sustainability with aesthetic appeal. Our range of Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamides provide high transparency, colorability and glossy aspect paired with chemical resistance, durability and mechanical strength, making them ideal to create high-end cosmetic packaging or luxury cases to highlight your product.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RILSAN® CLEAR RANGE OF MATERIALS

For those aiming to distinguish their products with exceptional surface qualities, our bio-compounds based on Rilsan® PA11 are the ultimate choice. These compounds integrate the superior performance of our 100% bio-based PA11 polymer with natural fillers such as bamboo, crushed shells, or premium scraps like leather pieces, delivering a unique touch, appearance, and feel.

Cosmetic Additives

Orgasol® ultra fine powders for skin care and color cosmetic formulations. Offering a very soft touch, aesthetic enhancement, silky powdery texture, good compaction, and sebum reduction with different absorption properties and powder diameters.

Discover more about our advanced additives for cosmetics

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Discover our material database and explore our range of materials for your project. Take advantage of the material comparison feature and compare the product properties. The technical datasheets for each product are available for download.

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