Newsletter Issue 26	January 2013
Unishapes: Create unique 3D visual effects in your products Firstly a very happy 2013 everyone! As everything is a little bit grey in January (well actually rather white this week with the snow and ice!), we're delighted to introduce a burst of colour, amazing shapes and novel visual opportunities for your products through our new Unishapes technology.
Introduction to Unishapes Unishapes are produced using new three dimensional printing technology, which allows an array of amazing shapes to be created. • Highly reproducible (=3.5mm in size). • Easy to incorporate into your water-based formulations. • Free of any residues after application. • Produced with eye-catching colours. • Fantastic visual opportunities for your products. • Customised grades available. • Preservative free These little pellets magically disappear upon rubbing. They are supplied dry, and have amazing properties to soften in the formula making them more malleable and ready to disintegrate when pressure is applied. Applications Unishapes can be used in many types of cosmetic products: * Body care: shower gels, refreshing body gels, liquid soaps, hand sanitisers. * Face care: cleansers, creams, lotions. * Hair care: shampoos, hair styling gels. * Intimate care: personal lubricants, massage gels. * Oral care (according to pigments): toothpastes, tooth gels, mouthwashes. General information INCI: Mannitol, Cellulose, Acrylates Copolymer, Hydroxypropylcellulose Solubility: Virtually insoluble in water, oils and other common cosmetic vehicles. Properties: Leave no shell or residue during application to skin or hair. Dosage: 0.5-2% Processing: to be added add the end of manufacturing with slow stirring. >> Download the Unishapes Brochure for full details.
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