Cosmetics & Personal Care Formulations with Fixatives
33 formulations found
Hair Care: Sticky Glue Pomade
This pomade formulation provides moderate hold and texture with a stringy rheology. AMPHOMER® polymer yields excellent humidity resistance, while FLEXAN® II polymer combined with PVP gives added hold with longer rheology. AMAZE® starch fixative provides a natural hold with excellent aesthetics and feel.
Hair Care: Styling String Spray Mousse
This aerosol styling mousse, which complies with CARB's 6% VOC mousse regulation, allows for "hands-free" application. BALANCE® CR acrylic fixative provides superior hold and humidity resistance, while CELQUAT® L-200 polymer enhances the formula with excellent wet comb, shine, and feel. This higher viscosity formulation provides foam that looks like 'silky string' when dispensed from the can.
Fixatives
Category overviewFixatives are liquids or fine powders which provide long-lasting hold in hair styling and fragrance formulations. They create flexible or firm films, ensuring durability while resisting humidity and sweat.
Popular INCI ingredients in this segment include Acrylates copolymers and PVP. Non-sticky, natural-finish formulas are trending. Regulations focus on VOC content and allowable film-former concentrations.
Hair Care: Styling Gel with Conditioner
by Lubrizol
Men's Products: This formulation demonstrates the versatility of Fixate™ G-100 Polymer in an ethanol containing gel, where it provides superior clarity and excellent product aesthetics. Fixate™ G-100 Polymer can be used in both water based and alcohol containing gels where it provides superior fixative properties at low usage levels.
Hair Care: Straight-Up Defining Gel
This defining gel is formulated with AMAZE™ XT polymer, which provides excellent high humidity curl retention, stiffness, and long lasting hold. Multifunctional, the AMAZE XT polymer offers both fixative and thickening properties. It also disperses easily in water for quick manufacturing time.
Hair Care: Molding Paste
This molding paste provides firm hold with a moderate gloss finish. The product can be used to sculpt and mold hair while adding texture and volume. AMAZE® starch fixative provides good hold with flexible control, while CELQUAT® SC-230M polymer contributes to the creamy rheology of the paste, provides a conditioning feel, and improves the overall ease of application.
Skin Care: Aye Yai Yai Fix Eye Firming Gel by Primient
by Primient
This Aye Yai Yai Fix Eye Firming Gel is well-suited for under eye application and would be an excellent vehicle for additional cosmetic actives. This gel is free of stickiness, sliminess, and stringiness. It is an oil-free moisturization platform that offers a gentle firming feel within minutes. TEXTURLUX® Resist provides an anti-aging aspect through functioning as a moisture barrier and giving a gentle firming action, and TEXTURLUX® Feel providing the appealing gel structure.
A formulation by Primient.
Hair Care: Hair Styling Spray Gel Composition by Eastman Chemical Company
by Eastman
Shear-thinning, spray gel composition
This spray gel composition demonstrates the use of Eastman AQ™ 48 Ultra Polymer as a film-former and hair fixative with Laponite™ XLG to make a translucent gel. The gel holds air bubbles upon standing, but is extremely shear-thinning, providing excellent spray-out from a standard pump-spray container. This formulation provides low tack, excellent hold, curl retention and enhanced gloss.
A formulation by Eastman Chemical Company.
This spray gel composition demonstrates the use of Eastman AQ™ 48 Ultra Polymer as a film-former and hair fixative with Laponite™ XLG to make a translucent gel. The gel holds air bubbles upon standing, but is extremely shear-thinning, providing excellent spray-out from a standard pump-spray container. This formulation provides low tack, excellent hold, curl retention and enhanced gloss.
A formulation by Eastman Chemical Company.
Hair Care: Stiffening Gel
Offering an extra stiff hold that won't fail over time, this gel combines AMAZE™ XT polymer with PVP. The AMAZE XT polymer provides unprecedented protection against the negative effects of humidity for long lasting styles. Multifunctional, the AMAZE XT polymer offers both fixative and thickening properties. It disperses easily in water for quick manufacturing.