Kowa American Corporation

Market

Personal care

FDA registered mineral UV filters for high performance cosmetics. Plant origin ingredients.

We offer a variety of specialty products for the Cosmetic and Personal Care industries that can be divided into several sections:
■ Mineral UV filters
■ Polyethylene oxide
■ Polyacrylate thickeners & dispersants
■ Skin moisturizing agents
■ Hair care polymers
■ Numerous natural oils, extracts & their derivatives.
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Pearl Starch

Pearl Starch

INCI Name: Zea Mays (Corn) Starch + Confidential
Pearl Starch is a great alternative to nylond beands and provides exceptional softness and suppleness to cosmetic formulations, making it an ideal choice for enhancing texture and lasting of cosmetics products.

1,3-BG

1,3-Butylene Glycol

CAS#: 107-88-0INCI Name: Butylene Glycol
High purity deodorized 1,3-Butylene Glycol.

Celluflow C-25C

Celluflow – spherical porous cellulose powder

INCI Name: Cellulose
Naturally derived cellulose particles as an alternative to plastic beads, 10um spherical fine particles with high slipperiness, unique porous structure, sustained release of hydrophilic ingredients due to high hydrophilicity, lineup of two types, hydrophilic and lipophilic.

Silica beads

Goddball series spherical porous silica

INCI Name: Silica
Perfect spherical shape, improves feel properties of cosmetics; porous structure, absorbs sweat and sebum, long-lasting effect for make-up products.

Spherical Calcium Carbonate

Calmaru SCS-M5

INCI Name: Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Metaphosphate
Spherical Calcium Carbonate as alternative to nylon beads.

Rice bran wax powder

Rice bran wax powder

INCI Name: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
Natural alternative to microplastic beads.

PRO-15

Rice Germ Oil

INCI Name: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Oil
High in Gamma Oryzanol oil extracted from rice germ.

β-Thujaplicin

Hinokitiol

INCI Name: Hinokitiol
Naturally-derived high purity extract from Aomori Hiba tree known for its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties.

KMO-6

1,2-Hexanediol

INCI Name: 1,2-Hexanediol
High purity deodorized 1,2-Hexanediol.

Ricetrienol

Ricetrienol

INCI Name: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil Extract
Ricetrienol is a rare oil soluble concentrate extracted from rice bran and rice germ.

Rice Bran Wax

Rice Bran Wax

INCI Name: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
Natural wax from rice bran.

Surface treated ultrafine TiO2

STR-100C-LP

INCI Name: Titanium Dioxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dimethicone
Coated ultrafine TiO2 for UV attenuation, excellent dispersibility, transparency and minimized photo activity due to strictly controlled ultrafine particles and sophisticated surface treatment technology.

Surface treated ultrafine TiO2

STR-100C-LF

INCI Name: Titanium Dioxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid
Coated ultrafine TiO2 for UV attenuation, excellent dispersibility, transparency and minimized photo activity due to strictly controlled ultrafine particles and sophisticated surface treatment technology.

Inositol

Inositol

INCI Name: Inositol
Rice bran origin component of Vitamin B group.

Ferulic Acid

Ferulic Acid

INCI Name: Ferulic Acid
Rice origin ingredient used in skin care formulations as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and skin brightening agent.

γ-Oryzanol

Gamma Oryzanol

INCI Name: Oryzanol
Unique compound extracted from rice bran oil; soluble in oil and ethanol, shows anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

FIP-30

Zinc Oxide

INCI Name: Zinc Oxide
– Conforms to “Zinc Oxide Powder” in United States Pharmacopeia and “Zinc Oxide (nano)” in ANNEX Ⅵ of regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

Polyethylene Oxide

Alkox® (PEO) for Personal Care

INCI Name: From PEG-2M to PEG-160M
High purity, silica-free, water-soluble Polyethylene Oxide, offers substantial improvements in lubricity, silkiness, foaming ability (fine dense foams), wet combing ease and skin feel in personal care products even at concentrations less than 1%.

PMMA

Acrylic microspheres – Personal Care

INCI Name: Polymethyl Methacrylate
For added light diffusion properties and fluidity of your formulations.