Ashland Inc. to present UV-protection technology at the SCC Symposium
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WILMINGTON, Del. - A major producer of ingredients used in sun care products,
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH),
will present the benefits of its broad-spectrum UV absorber at the Society of
Cosmetic Chemists Sunscreen Symposium, taking place Sept. 15-17 in Orlando, Fla.
A technical poster that outlines the efficiency and formulation-friendly
attributes of bemotrizinol UVA and UVB absorber will be showcased by Ashland at
the symposium.
Research conducted on bemotrizinol in the past decade shows that the UVA and UVB
absorber is highly efficient and easy to incorporate in both daily- and beach-
wear formulations. The technical poster, to be made available at the symposium,
will show that bemotrizinol is helpful to formulators of sunscreens as they seek
to produce cosmetically elegant, broad-spectrum products in accordance with the
new Sunscreen Monograph from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ashland currently markets and sells the sunscreen absorber in Europe and other
countries outside of the U.S. under theEscalol(TM) S bemotrizinol trade name.
Technical and marketing personnel from Ashland will be available at the
symposium to answer questions about the technology and to arrange samples for
companies that wish to adopt the broad-spectrum protection technology in the
U.S. immediately following FDA approval.
"Newly published FDA rules pertaining to sunscreen testing and labeling will
prompt sun-care-product manufacturers to shift their formulating strategies in
favor of the most efficient sunscreen technologies. Escalol S bemotrizinol is
such a technology, offering effective protection in both the UVA and UVB
ranges," said Anna Gripp, senior director, Global Marketing Sun and Skin,
Ashland Specialty Ingredients.
"With so much market and regulatory attention focused on broad-spectrum
protection, sunscreen manufacturers are expressing greater interest in novel,
proven ingredients. The information in our poster will help formulators in their
efforts to make excellent formulating decisions. Already used in many regions of
the world, Escalol S bemotrizinol draws interest from formulators everywhere
because of its ease of use and effectiveness. We invite all symposium attendees
to learn more about this unique UV absorber," said Gripp.
"Ashland's poster will highlight the performance characteristics of this
technology in the UV range of 290nm to 400nm, its effect on photostability of
avobenzone in phenethyl benzoate, compatibility with many other commonly used
sun care ingredients and additional benefits," said Hani Fares, senior director,
Skin Care Research, Ashland Specialty Ingredients. For more information about
Escalol S bemotrizinol and Ashland's portfolio of sun care products,
visitwww.ashland.com, or contact Anna Gripp at agripp(at)ispcorp.com.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients offers industry-leading products, technologies and
resources for solving formulation and product performance challenges in key
markets including personal care, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, coatings and
energy. Using natural, synthetic and semi-synthetic polymers derived from plant
and seed extract, cellulose ethers and vinyl pyrrolidones, Ashland Specialty
Ingredients offers comprehensive and innovative solutions for today's demanding
consumer and industrial applications.
In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provide the
specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and
improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our
chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications,
including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and
beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, tissue and towel, and water treatment.
Visitwww.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer through our four commercial
units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Water Technologies, Ashland
Performance Materials and Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline).
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