OctiCap™

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INCI: Ethylhexyl salicylate & Cellulose acetate

Product Applications: After Sun Care, Sun Care

OctiCap™ is a non-breakable, non-release, transparent microcapsules of organic and inorganic UV filters. It is an encapsulated Octisalate with 60% payload and is ideal for all cosmetic formulations. Tagra’s SunCaps™ such as this product enhance UV protection profile, prevent skin penetration, increase photostability and overcome incompatibilities among UV filters.

Tagra’s unique patented microencapsulation technology enables the manufacturing of “green” unbreakable, transparent micron size microcapsules of organic and inorganic UV filters such as OctiCap™. This delivery system will:

• Prevent the UV filter leakage into the surrounding
• Retain the sunscreen on the superficial layers of the skin
• Improve safety profile – no risk of skin penetration and no skin irritation and/or photoallergy
• Enhance UV filters chemical stability and photostability
• Overcome incompatibilities between or among UV filters allowing new sunscreen combinations
• Prevent the crystallization of Avobenzone
• Enable UV filters dispersibility in water phase
• Prevent the appearance of white residues caused by TiO2 and ZnO
• Avoid the need for UV filters solubilizers, therefore enabling light, aesthetic, gentle, smooth, and non-greasy feel formulations
• SunCaps™ exhibit improved sensorial profile with better tactile properties

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OctiCap™ INCI: Ethylhexyl salicylate & Cellulose acetate