Coloursoft Beads


PU BEADS

The COLOURSOFT range of carefully sized polymer spheres.
We can modify the particle size to nearly any specification.
They can be used to improve the texture of cosmetic formulations.
Polyurethane powders are soft to touch, they give a creamy feeling to formulations.
PPMA Powders add a slippery feeling to the formulations. These wide range of powders have specific characteristics which are used for the new product development of skincare and makeup products.

Physical Properties (typical data), INCI name, Characteristics)

Commercial Code
Component
Polyurethane
Polyurethane
Crosslinked PMMA
INCI Name
HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone
Crosspolymer & Silica
HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone
Crosspolymer & Silica
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Typical Applications
Can be used both in Powder & also liquid (emulsion) formulations. These include creams, lotions, colour cosmetics, sun skin products, and lipsticks.
Can be used in creams, lotions, colour cosmetics, UVA/UVB sun skin products, lipsticks, powdered and liquid make-up products.
Can be used in creams, lotions, colour cosmetics, UVA/UVB sun skin products, lipsticks, powdered and liquid make-up products.
Key functions
A bead which imparts good moisture and slippery feeling to the finished cosmetic products. Wrinkle and poor blurring effect.
An extremely elastic polymer bead: Has a remarkable Soft Focus effect in Powders.
A bead with the remarkably low residual monomer content. Poly-dispersed bead. No odours in emulsion type cosmetic formulations. There is no swelling in oil or alcohol base formulations.
Average particle size µm
10 ~ 15 µm
midway from 14 ~ 20 µm
5 ~ 10 µm
Particle form
Spherical; White fine powder, Slight Odour
Spherical; White fine powder, Slight Odour
Spherical, white fine powder, Odourless
Residual Monomer(ppm)
    
approx 10 ppm
Moisture (%) *Test in moisture analyser
0,4– 5 %
0,4– 5 %
1, 5 Max.
Oil absorption %
ASTM D 281-31
Average oil number
40 ~ 70

around 80
40 ~ 70

around 80


around 50
pH in distilled water
4,0 ~ 8.0
4.0 ~ 8.0
5,0 ~ 9.0
Pb (max.)
10 ppm
10 ppm
  
As (max.)
1 ppm
1 ppm
  


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