MEET: the core lab

Bases. Oils. Add-ins. The essentials behind every scroll-stopping product.

Refine Texture

Extend Wear

Stabilize Systems

Enhance Sensory Feel

CORE BASES

FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS

CORE OILS

Functional ingredients are materials that actively change how a formula behaves — its texture, wear, finish, stability, and performance — across skin, hair, and lips.

1. Structure & Slip Builders

Polybutene

Polybutene:
- High-gloss, flexible film former
- Improves slip and adhesion without greasiness
- Excellent for lips, hair shine products, and occlusive skin formulas

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1. STRUCTURE & SLIP BUILDERS

Silica Microspheres:

- Oil-absorbing, soft-focus texture modifier
- Reduces tackiness and shine
- Used in lips, face products, and hair powders

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2. Film Formers & Wear Extenders

Trimethylsiloxysilicate (TMS)

- Long-wear film former
- Improves adhesion and transfer resistance
- Best positioned as an advanced formulation ingredient

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1. STRUCTURE & SLIP BUILDERS

Isododecane:

- Lightweight, volatile solvent
- Improves spreadability and dry-down
- Used in lip liquids, long-wear skin products, and hair smoothing systems

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3. Texture Modifiers & Sensory Enhancers

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

- Modern alternative to mineral oil
- High clarity and shine
- Non-oxidizing occlusive emollient

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3. Texture Modifiers & Sensory Enhancers

Isododecane:

- Lightweight, volatile solvent
- Improves spreadability and dry-down
- Used in lip liquids, long-wear skin products, and hair smoothing systems

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4. Finish Modifiers

Boron Nitride:

- Exceptional slip and soft-focus finish
- Improves adhesion and wear
- Adds a luxury feel to formulations

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4. Finish Modifiers

Sericite Mica:

- Soft-focus glow enhancer
- Improves spreadability
- Cost-effective way to add elegance

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Refine Texture

Extend Wear

Stabilize Systems

Enhance Sensory Feel

CORE BASES

FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS

CORE OILS