Colour Cosmetics

Agreen LSO is a 100% Vegetable-derived bioactive vegan emollient. It helps to repair the skin's natural elasticity, is an excellent sunscreen and pigment  dispersant and solubiliser capacity and reduces tack in emulsions. It is COSMOS and Eco-certified. INCI name: Ethyl oleate

A multi-functional cost-effective, easy-to-use viscosity builder for bath and massage oils, and great for formulating oil gels (safe for babies). Mineral oil (and) hydrogenated styrene / isoprene copolymer.

Multi-functional di-block polymeric rheology modifier. Allows for customisable textures, is easy speadable, film-forming and water repellent. Its transparency and excellent suspension properties allow for customisable colour effect to enhance truer, deeper, bolder colours. Soluble in low polarity carriers and oils. Hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer.

Available in a broad range of particle sizes and crystal morphologies to provide formulations with a very soft and silky touch, excellent skin adherence and appearances ranging from matte to shiny.

Cameleon CelluCaps™ are innovative color-changing cellulose-based microcapsules. These microcapsules have a Natural Origin Index of 0.83 – 0.95, and are considered Naturally Derived per ISO 16128. Cameleon CelluCaps™ are free of acrylic synthetic polymers and are globally approved. Cameleon CelluCaps™ are robust during formulation and scale-up yet break effortlessly under fingertips upon application, delivering a dramatic and consistent color transformation. Cameleon CelluCaps™ keep the pigments hidden within formulations, helping to maintain a bright white, clean appearance in emulsions. Skin care is easily converted to color cosmetics, and color cosmetics become easy to produce with our freeflowing, dust-free powders. Spend less time color matching, and less time with grinding and cleaning efforts. From anhydrous formulas, to pressed powders, to cleansers, Cameleon CelluCaps™ are a platform for creating innovative multi-functional products while meeting the highest purity standards and specifications of global regulations. Available in Yellow, Red, Black, White, Brown, Green, Blue, and Gold.

DeeperCaps™ are Tagra’s answer to the challenge of formulating colour cosmetics for dark skin. Many formulators struggle to create products that truly match darker tones, and people of colour often express frustration with the lack of options. Using micro-encapsulation technology, DeeperCaps™ encapsulate pigments designed for dark skin, ensuring smooth formulation without unintended mixing. Upon application, the capsules break to reveal a perfect, natural tone that blends seamlessly with the skin, without leaving 
a white-cast effect. Deeper Caps™ are multifunctional encapsulate pigments that match dark skin tones and facilitate formulating cosmetic products for darker skin people. Deeper Caps™ present a natural skin tone finish, while adhering effortlessly to skin without any white cast effect.

COSMOS approved hydrophobized hyaluronic acid dispersed in oil. Skin barrier improvement, reduces erythema, pore reduction, sebum reduction. Increases hair and nail strength. Natural, vegan. INCI: Ricinus communis seed oil (and) sorbitan olivate (and) sodium hyaluronate (and) caproic acid.

The different lengths, thicknesses and shapes promotes texturising, lengthening and volume in mascara. See also Kobo Fibers Brochure.

Sericite (white, silky, shiny substrate derived from a fine crystalline mineral, thicker than mica with good spreadability and smooth texture when applied to the skin), effect fillers (for high coverage, soft focus and highlighting properties) talc, barium sulphate, starch. See also Kobo Minerals Brochure.

The Koboguard range of film-formers which are water-based, oil-based, ester-based and silicone-based provide long-wear or smudgeproof colour cosmetics.

Cost-effective mica, average particle size of 24μm, very thin, flat, smooth surfaces. Exceptional transparency, good sheen and coverage. High slip, excellent skin adhesion, spreadability, good pressability and anti-caking properties. See also KoboMica S-25 brochure.

The strong, cohesive properties of these dry binders make them easier to disperse, allowing for less lipids in a formulation. They are hydrophobic and simplifies the pressing of powders

Discrete spherical particles that can be used for light scattering on the skin or a or 'soft focus' effect. The 'ball bearing' effect on the skin gives finished products increased payoff, a non-tacky elegant silky texture, enhanced slip and better blendability for a more natural finish. Porous Microspheres can also be used to absorb or deliver oils.

Reduces skin irritation, protects skin against aggressive chemicals. Moisturising. INCI: Hypnea musciformis extract (and) Gelidiella acerosa extract (and) Sargassum filipendula extract (and) sorbitol.

Polymer microsphere replacements. See also Kobo SMC brochure.

The ethyl silk ester is soluble in alcohol, and can be used in hair sprays, nail enamels.

Water-soluble polymer of natural origin which imparts smoothness, improved texture, excellent moisturisation and skin conditioning. Effective additive for nail repair. Soluble keratin.

Radial polymeric oil thickener. Allows for thickening, film formation and water repellency of non-polar oils for enhanced texture, touch and spreadability. Hydrogenated styrene/Isoprene copolymer.

Sustainable, upcycled rice microbeads with a high capacity to absorb oil as well as water. Can be used for an elastomer-like effect. Oryza sativa hull powder (vegetable silica). Vegan.

Silk rice, 100% vegetable based, rheological agent, helps to adsorb excessive oiliness on skin, silky after-feel. INCI: Silica (from rice husk / Oryza sativa L).

Ultra-fine texture micronised iron oxide pigment blends (6 shades ranging from light to dark), ideal for incorporation into powders and emulsions.

These fillers contribute to the finished product by adding bulk, enhanced skin feel, luster, shimmer, shine, sheen, and helps to make fine lines on the skin appear less visible. They are also available with various surface treatments to further enhance their properties.

A wide range of dispersion carriers is available. The decreased particle size of the powders increases the colour strength and gloss achievable with pigments and increases the protection and transparency achievable with sunscreens. Dispersion of powders also makes them much easier to use during formulation development and production. See also Kobo Pigmentary dispersions