Roquette Beauté bets on the versatility and sensoriality of its new plant-based thickener

Specializing in plant-based ingredients and proteins, French company Roquette Beauté presented its new ingredient, Beauté by Roquette ST 320 (Inci Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate), at the Cosmet'Agora trade show held in Paris on January 16 and 17, 2024.

Made from non-GMO corn¹Vegan-friendly and biodegradable, this new ingredient is a versatile thickener and stabilizer designed for gels and emulsions. Easy to use, it offers great flexibility in the formulation of stable cosmetics in a multitude of applications and viscosity ranges. The aim: to meet consumer demand for naturally-sourced cosmetics that combine efficacy with a pleasant sensory experience.

Roquette Beauté states that various tests have been carried out to demonstrate the benefits of Beauté by Roquette ST 320 :

• Easy to disperse in hot or cold water
• Strong increase in viscosity after baking
• Very stable over time in emulsions and gels
• Stabilizing effect in emulsions (reduction in droplet size)
• Synergistic thickening effect with emulsifiers and cationic agents
• Easy adjustment of viscosity by adjusting concentration

Efficiency and sensoriality

According to Roquette Beauté, Beauté by Roquette ST 320 also acts as a "sensory enhancer bringing comforting, cocooning textures to cosmetic formulations."

This is particularly true as the holistic beauty trend continues to gain ground in the beauty and personal care market, with consumers increasingly aware of the impact of their beauty routines on their overall well-being.

"The addition of this product to our range perfectly illustrates our desire to bring the cosmetics industry plant-derived solutions that meet consumer expectations for safer products, with the right balance between nature and technology, nothing more and nothing less. We focus on the development of high-quality, versatile and sustainable plant-derived ingredients, and develop multifunctional solutions combining high performance and sensoriality."explains Bénédicte Courel, General Manager of Roquette Beauté.

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