INTRODUCTION
Arizona Chemical is the world’s largest bio-refiner of pine tree extracts. We supply a unique, bio-renewable line of polymers to the personal care industry. With up to 97% bio-renewable carbon content (BRC), our patented SYLVACLEAR™ and SYLVASOL™ polymers offer broad functionality as film formers, water repellency agents, polymeric emulsion stabilizers, structuring agents, pigment dispersing agents and actives delivery systems. These polymers are ideal for the development of aesthetically pleasing personal care formulations for sun care, skin care and colour cosmetics. Arizona Chemical’s science and technology efforts are dedicated to providing functional, innovative and sustainable alternatives to petroleum based ingredients. This paper will focus on the benefits offered for sun care formulations.

SUN CARE
Arizona Chemical’s SYLVACLEAR and SYLVASOL polymers provide multiple functions in sunscreen formulations leadi ...