Esters
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate (2-EHA)
CAS 103-11-7
The soft-monomer workhorse for pressure-sensitive adhesives and latex binders. It is used to make pressure-sensitive adhesives, water-based paints and coatings, printing inks, and paper and textile treatments, and it copolymerizes with vinyl acetate and vinyl chloride.
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2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA)
CAS 818-61-1
A hydroxyl-functional acrylic monomer that builds crosslinkable thermoset coatings. It is used as a comonomer in thermosetting acrylic resins, where its hydroxyl group provides crosslinking sites with isocyanates, melamine, and epoxies.
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Silanes & Organosilanes
3-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS)
CAS 2530-85-0
A methacrylate-functional trimethoxysilane that copolymerizes into resins while anchoring to glass, ceramic, and metal. It promotes resin-to-glass, resin-to-metal, and resin-to-resin bonds and is used to formulate adhesives with built-in primer systems and to make organosiloxane copolymers.
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Acetyl Tributyl Citrate
CAS 77-90-7
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Polymers & Resins
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
CAS 176429-87-1
A hydrophobically modified acrylic thickener that emulsifies and gels oily phases with minimal additional emulsifier. It is used as a rheology modifier, emulsion stabilizer and gelling agent that thickens and stabilizes emulsions, including those with high oil or electrolyte loads.
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Specialty Additives
Agar
CAS 9002-18-0
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Alkyl Ketene Dimer (AKD Sizing Agent)
CAS 144245-85-2
A hydrophobic neutral-pH sizing chemistry that reduces water penetration in paper and board. Applied as a wax or emulsion, it reduces the rate of aqueous-liquid penetration into paper and paperboard, improving water resistance in printing, writing, packaging, and specialty grades.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone
CAS 308070-89-5
An amino-functional silicone that deposits selectively on hair for conditioning performance. Its established INCI function is as a hair-conditioning and antistatic agent in personal-care formulations.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone
CAS 68037-59-2
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12
A pre-emulsified conditioning concentrate that spares formulators the silicone-emulsification step. Cetrimonium chloride is documented in PubChem as a hair conditioner/softener and cationic surfactant; the system delivers amino-silicone conditioning to hair-care formulations.
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Beeswax
CAS 8012-89-3
A versatile natural insect wax that structures, emulsifies, and protects across candles, polishes, and cosmetic formulations. It is used in candles, in furniture and leather polishes, as a coating and modeling wax, and as an emollient, emulsifier, and structuring agent in cosmetics.
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Behenyl Alcohol (Docosanol, C22-OH)
CAS 661-19-8
A solid C22 fatty alcohol for emollient, co-emulsifier, and lubricant applications. Established uses include cosmetic emollients and co-emulsifiers, lubricants, synthetic fibers, and service as an evaporation retardant on water surfaces.
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Benzoin
CAS 119-53-9
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Polymers & Resins
Bisphenol A (BPA)
CAS 80-05-7
A diphenol monomer that is the principal building block for polycarbonate and epoxy resins. Its largest use is the manufacture of polycarbonate, followed by epoxy resins (reacted with epichlorohydrin); it is also used in unsaturated polyester, polysulfone, and polyetherimide resins and as a chemical intermediate.
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Polymers & Resins
Bisphenol F (BPF)
CAS 620-92-8
A low-viscosity bisphenol used to make high-performance epoxy resins and protective coatings. It is used to make epoxy resins and coatings for applications such as lacquers, varnishes, liners, and adhesives.
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Polymers & Resins
Bisphenol F Diglycidyl Ether Epoxy Resin (DGEBF, BPF Epoxy)
CAS 9003-36-5
A bisphenol-F epoxy resin for coatings, adhesives, and composite systems. It is used to formulate protective coatings, adhesives, composite laminates, and castings.
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Butyl Acrylate (n-Butyl Acrylate, BA)
CAS 141-32-2
An acrylate monomer that softens and toughens latex polymers for coatings, adhesives, and sealants. It is used to produce coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants, textiles, plastics, and elastomers, including architectural latex coatings and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
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Butyl Methacrylate (BMA)
CAS 97-88-1
An acrylic comonomer for coating, adhesive, and textile/leather/paper finishing resin systems. It is polymerized into solvent and emulsion coatings, adhesives, and textile, leather, and paper finishes, and is used as a lube-oil additive component.
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Calcium Caseinate
CAS 9005-43-0
A milk-derived protein ingredient used for protein fortification, emulsification, and texture in processed foods. As a food-grade dairy protein it is used for protein fortification and as an emulsifier, water/fat binder, and texturizing agent in processed foods, nutritional products, and coffee whiteners.
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Polymers & Resins
Carbomer
CAS 9003-01-4
A high-molecular-weight acrylic acid polymer that swells into clear, high-yield gels at very low use levels. After neutralization in water it forms clear gels; it is used as a thickener, gelling agent, emulsion stabilizer and suspending agent across personal-care, household and industrial formulations.
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Polymers & Resins
Carboxymethyl Cellulose
CAS 9000-11-7
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Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC, Cellulose Gum)
CAS 9004-32-4
A water-soluble cellulose ether delivering thickening, water retention, and suspension across food and industrial systems. It is used as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier; in drilling muds, detergents, paints, adhesives, printing inks, and textile sizes; and as a protective colloid and viscosity modifier.
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Carnauba Wax
CAS 8015-86-9
The hardest commercial natural wax, prized for the high gloss and elevated melt point it brings to polishes and coatings. It is used to impart gloss and hardness in automotive, furniture, and shoe polishes, as a coating and release agent, in paper and surface coatings,…
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Carrageenan
CAS 9000-07-1
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Acids & Salts
Casein (Acid Casein)
CAS 9000-71-9
A milk-derived protein binder long used in adhesives, coated papers, and industrial finishes. Industrial uses include adhesives, paper coatings, paints, casein plastics, and man-made fibers, and it serves as a protective colloid, emulsifying agent, and binder.
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Specialty Additives
Chitin
CAS 1398-61-4
An abundant natural aminopolysaccharide and the parent biopolymer of chitosan. It is used primarily as the feedstock for chitosan production and finds direct application in agriculture, water treatment, food-packaging films, cosmetics, and textiles.
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Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Silk Amino Acids
CAS 65243-93-8
A quaternized silk-protein derivative used as a substantive conditioning agent in hair and skin care. Used in personal-care formulations as a hair- and skin-conditioning agent that adds substantivity and film formation.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Coral Calcium Powder (Calcium Carbonate)
CAS 37220-17-0
A marine-sourced calcium carbonate supplied as a calcium ingredient for supplement and fortification use. Used as a calcium-source ingredient in dietary-supplement and food and beverage fortification applications.
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Polymers & Resins
Cresol Novolac Epoxy Resin (CNE, o-Cresol Novolac Epoxy)
CAS 37382-79-9
A high-functionality cresol-novolac epoxy for heat- and chemical-resistant cure. The high epoxy functionality produces heat- and chemical-resistant cured networks used in protective coatings, adhesives, and electrical laminates.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Cyclopentasiloxane and Dimethiconol Blend
A multi-component silicone blend formulated as a conditioning and slip base for hair and skin care. Used as a conditioning, smoothing, and slip-enhancing base in hair- and skin-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
D-Mannitol (Mannitol)
CAS 69-65-8
A non-hygroscopic polyol bulking agent and excipient for direct-compression tablets, food, and technical uses. It is used as an anti-caking and free-flow agent, bulking agent, and non-nutritive sweetener in food, as a pharmaceutical excipient and diluent, and in plastics and electronics manufacturing.
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Specialty Additives
Dehydroxanthan Gum
CAS 11138-66-2
A modified xanthan derivative that builds clear, stable gels and films in modern personal-care textures. It is used as a rheology modifier, gel former, and film former in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Polymers & Resins
DGEBA Liquid Epoxy Resin (Bisphenol-A Diglycidyl Ether)
CAS 25068-38-6
The base liquid epoxy resin underpinning adhesives, coatings, and composites. It is used to formulate adhesives, protective and industrial coatings, castings and pottings, and fiberglass-reinforced composite laminates.
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Dibutyl Adipate (DBA)
CAS 105-99-7
A low-viscosity adipate ester offering emollient slip in cosmetics and plasticizer flexibility in polymers. It is used as an emollient and film-forming agent in cosmetics and as a plasticizer for PVC and polyurethane systems.
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Glycols & Polyols
Diglycolamine (DGA)
CAS 929-06-6
A single-amine, ether-linked alkanolamine that strips acid gases at high concentration with low circulation rates. It is used for the removal of acid gases — carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide — from natural and industrial gas streams, as an emulsifying agent in metalworking fluids, and…
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Dimethicone (PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
Dimethicone is the flagship linear silicone fluid (polydimethylsiloxane), selected by viscosity across a wide grade ladder. Low-cSt volatile grades act as carriers and spreading agents; mid grades deliver slip, gloss and softening; high-viscosity grades provide damping, dielectric and antifoam performance.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
CAS 300-00-5
A crosslinked silicone network that thickens and gels the oil phase while imparting a soft, powdery after-feel. In cosmetic ingredient nomenclature it functions as a thickening, gelling, and sensory-modifying agent for the oil phase of personal-care formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Dimethiconol
CAS 31692-79-2
A high-molecular-weight silanol-terminated silicone that lays down a smoothing, water-repellent film for shine and slip. It is used in personal-care formulation as an emollient and conditioning agent for skin and hair, as a film former, and as an antifoaming agent.
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Polymers & Resins
Epoxy Phenol Novolac Resin (EPN)
CAS 9003-36-5
A multifunctional novolac epoxy for high-crosslink, chemical-resistant networks. Its higher epoxy functionality yields densely crosslinked networks used in chemical- and heat-resistant coatings, adhesives, electrical laminates, and composites.
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Polymers & Resins
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM)
CAS 25038-36-2
A weather- and ozone-resistant synthetic rubber built for sealing and outdoor service. Its saturated polymer backbone gives strong resistance to weather, ozone, heat, and water, making it a standard elastomer for outdoor and sealing applications such as roofing membranes, automotive weatherseals, gaskets, hoses, and wire…
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Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
CAS 5466-77-3
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Expandable Graphite
CAS 7782-42-5
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Specialty Additives
Gellan Gum
CAS 71010-52-1
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Guar Gum (Guaran, E412)
CAS 9000-30-0
Cold-water-soluble galactomannan that delivers high viscosity at low dose across food and oilfield fluids. Used as a thickener, stabilizer, and water-binder in food (E412), as a gellant in oilfield hydraulic-fracturing fluids, and in textile printing, paper, mining, and personal-care formulations.
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Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
CAS 9004-61-9
A high-molecular-weight polysaccharide biopolymer supplied as a humectant for premium skincare lines. In personal-care manufacturing it is used as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
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Polymers & Resins
Hydrogen Peroxide-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Complex (PVP-H2O2, Povidone-Peroxide)
CAS 9003-39-8
A stabilized povidone-peroxide complex delivering dry-handling active oxygen for oxidizing formulations. It is used as a controlled source of hydrogen peroxide for oxidation and bleaching applications.
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Polymers & Resins
Hydrogen Peroxide-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Complex (PVP-H2O2)
CAS 7722-84-1
A powder-form peroxide-carrier complex supplying stabilized active oxygen for oxidative formulations. It is used as a controlled source of hydrogen peroxide for oxidation and bleaching applications.
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Hydrogenated Coconut Oil (CNO)
CAS 61788-45-2
A hardened coconut-derived fat supplied as an emollient and structuring base for soaps, cosmetics, and oleochemicals. It is used as an emollient and skin-conditioning base in personal-care formulations and as a structuring fat and oleochemical feedstock.
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