Hair Care
Hair is one of the most important elements of personal image. Styling trends force hair to undergo strong physical and chemical treatments that usually damage it. Our portfolio comprises a variety of ingredients to maintain hair in a controlled and desirable manner. Kao Chemicals Europe’s portfolio for hair care includes the ingredients required to develop mild shampoos for different hair types, cationic surfactants to obtain a wide range of conditioners, ingredients needed for leave-on serums, strong, effective conditioning treatments and mild surfactants for hair coloration and protection solutions, additives that provide heat protection, as well as many other innovative solutions for hair care applications.
Shampoos
Shampoos are products intended to clean and take care of hair and scalp. Together with their cleansing performance, properties such as mildness and safety are key features to be taken into consideration for a shampoo ingredient.
Besides conventional cleansers, such as sulfates, sulfonates, betaines or amides, Kao Chemicals Europe offers a number of eco-friendly, very mild and effective surfactants.
Hair Conditioners
Hair conditioners are intended to help condition hair after shampooing. They are used to help ease combing and make hair smooth and silky.
Conventional cationic surfactants used as basic components for this application are assessed for their potential to cause scalp and eye irritation and for their adverse environmental impact. Kao Chemicals Europe, with the aim to contribute to consumer safety and a healthier planet for future generations, has developed specialties that lead to more effective and innovative conditioning formulations.
Hair Coloration
Demand on hair color is significantly boosting , not only due to the increasing aging population that wants to cover their grey hair, but also because hair coloring is already a culture in our society. Young generations want to differentiate, experiment on their own and make their own style statement. In such sense, in our portfolio you will find some ingredients to develop different types of hair coloration products with good color uptake and levelling, as well as recommendations for the protection of previously colored hair.
Hair Styling
At Kao Chemicals Europe, we are experts in surfactants, and we know how to help you to protect hair from styling treatments. We work with the best ingredients.
Shaving
We offer ingredients to soften beard hair by providing lubrication and taking care of the skin as well as improving the lather with Kao Chemicals Europe’s ingredients.
