Personal Care & Cosmetics

Hectone® Clear DermLane® VHV

The Innovation Company®

Hectone® Clear DermLane® VHV is a viscosity-enhancing and texture-modifying agent which helps prevent sedimentation in skincare and suncare formulations. It features highly structured internal network and a viscoelastic rheological profile with predominantly elastic behavior, providing high consistency and excellent structural integrity. One of its key characteristics is its outstanding recovery capacity following mechanical stress. After shear, Hectone® Clear DermLane® VHV exhibits rapid and highly efficient structural recovery, reaching 100% recovery within just 100 seconds. This makes it particularly suitable for formulations requiring long-term structural stability and effective suspension of dispersed particles. Its zeta potential ranges from -27 to -53 mV at 24°C, depending on pH, and from -28 to -61 mV at 34°C, reflecting its electrostatic properties and contributing to its colloidal behavior. Hectone® Clear DermLane® VHV also demonstrates interesting anti-aging potential, with Wet SEM analysis showing a 22% reduction in wrinkle depth (Delta D) and a 39% reduction in wrinkle width (Delta W) after 5 minutes of application. Furthermore, DLCMicroscopy analysis reveals a 15% reduction in microcirculation after 5 minutes of application, showing a relaxing effect on the skin. Beyond its skincare benefits, Hectone® Clear DermLane® VHV exhibits a remarkable hair volumizing effect, with Wet SEM analysis showing an 83% increase in hair volume after just 5 minutes of application. Regarding skin mechanical properties, elasticity measurements reveal a 21% increase in epidermal elasticity after 10 minutes of application, with a sustained 10% increase after 60 minutes, highlighting its potential to improve skin elasticity and support its mechanical properties. Finally, its tribological coefficient of 0.063513 contributes to its application properties, supporting favorable spreadability and a pleasant sensory experience.