Cosmetic Oils & Waxes

Sophim is the European specialist in the manufacture of Squalane (Perhydrosqualene). Traditionally Squalane has been obtained from the livers of deep sea Atlantic shark, but over recent years vegetable Squalane obtained from the unsaponifiable fraction of olive oil has taken a greater share of the market, predominantly for environmental reasons.

Sophim also produce a range of "oil free" vegetable waxes (the Phytowax range) and a series of "oil free" vegetable oils (the Ceresters).

Sophim's SQUALANE Products:

Sophiderm

A product of natural origin with an exceptional purity close to 99.9%.

Phytosqualan

A product derived from the unsaponifiable fraction of olive oil.

Sophiderm and Phytosqualan are colourless, transparent oils, with no odour. They are totally stable and perfectly adapted to cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations. They are naturally compatible with the skin, are totally non-toxic and have a pleasant and silky feel with excellent spreadability and skin absorption. They prevent moisture loss and restore skin suppleness and flexibility.

Sophim’s CERESTER Products:

INCI Assigned Name : Decyl Olive Esters (and) Squalene

Ceresters are liquid wax-esters obtained with an innovative and patented process from vegetable oils. Having similarities with jojoba oil, they have excellent emollient and film forming properties with a non-greasy feel.

Sophim currently produce Ceresters from olive, sweet almond, sunflower and castor oils and from shea butter. They are also able to manufacture your "personal cerester". If you have a specific oil in mind that might have interesting cosmetic and detmatological properties, Sophim can manufacture a cerester from that oil. Minimum quantity for manufacture is 200kgs.

Biophytosebum - a 100% vegetable origin product.

A mixture of liquid wax-esters and olive oil unsaponifiables in a ratio approximately 90/10. Unsaponifiables being themselves a mixture of 2/3 squalene and 1/3 of sterols and olive hydrocarbons.

Biophytosebum is:

• odourless
• gives a dry feel on the skin
• is easily spreadable on the skin
• penetrates the superficial layers of skin very quickly
• has excellent emollient properties due to its wax esters content
• gives a very soft feel, the "cushion" effect, enabling formulators to decrease, or even avoid, the use of silicones while keeping the same cosmetic properties
• totally compatible with skin, where squalene is one of the main components
• non irritant to skin or eyes
• is non-comedogenic
• produced by catalytic esterification of olive oil extracts rich in FFA, EFA and unsaponifiables (with decyl alcohol from coco origin)

Uses of Biophytosebum:

• Skin care creams:
  to improve spreadability on the skin, to promote a soft and smooth feel, and ensure long lasting moisturisation.
• Skin care lotions:
  to bring smoothness to your formulations and a great improvement in moisturising power.
• Make-up cosmetics:
  to give a skin care effect to your decorative cosmetics.
• Oils:
  used in the formulations of body oil, massage oil, suntan oil and face oil, will change the profile of these products. You’ll get “dry oils”, with a non greasy feel and high moisturising power.

Sophim’s HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE products:

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is the universal cosmetic base oil. Sophim produces two grades;

Sophim MC 30: liquid
Sophim MC 300: viscous

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is:

• colourless, odourless, tasteless
• an emollient, moisturizer, and restores skin suppleness
• prevents Insensible Water Loss (IWL)
• MC 300 is an effective waterproofing agent
• easily emulsifiable
• pigment dispersing agent for decorative cosmetics
• enhances SPF retention after water exposure
• soluble in main sunscreen filters
• MC 30 has excellent spreadability and fast penetration into the skin
• miscible with lipophilic substances
• totally stable versus oxidation
• stable across the pH range
• non comedogenic
• non irritant, non toxic, full inocuity
• soft feel, non greasy

Uses of Hydrogenated Polyisobutene in cosmetics:

Hydrating creams
After shave balms
Antiperspirants
Colour cosmetics
Acne creams
Hair grooms
Sunscreen formulations
Lipsticks
Hair relaxers
Baby care
Cleansing creams
Shaving gels

Sophim’s PHYTOWAX products:

Sophim’s range of Phytowaxes are produced by hydrogenation of the Ceresters. They have superb emolliency and moisturising properties as well as being non-greasy.

Phytowaxes are fully saturated and have various melting points depending on which alcohol has been reacted with the olive oil.

We have available finished product in lipstick and make-up formulations using the Phytowaxes. Please let us know if you would like to see these.

Phytowax is:

• a 100% vegetable origin product
• gives body to formulations
• has a non greasy feel
• is odourless
• is very stable
• penetrates easily into the skin
• is a very soft emollient
• has a perfect skin and ocular tolerance
• perfect for making pleasant and non-tacky formulations

Cosmark are proud to represent Sophim in Australia. Please contact us directly regarding any queries you may have about vegetable oil derivatives, cosmetic oils or waxes. For further information on the above products, including indicative formulas please call us on (02) 9971 0888.