{"id":1105,"date":"2014-10-31T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:39:35","slug":"pcc-formulating-natural-products-clients-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/1105\/pcc-formulating-natural-products-clients-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Formulating Natural Products \u2013 Are You &#038; Your Clients on the Same Page?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2014\/10\/Natural1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Natural1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Natural1-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>View updated information on this topic in this <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/13630\/pcc-formulating-natural-personal-care-products-an-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newer article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by clients or marketers to develop a 100% \u201cnatural\u201d product, a product development chemist might experience some angst \u2013 and for good reason. The first task would be to ensure that there is a mutual understanding of what exactly is meant by \u201cnatural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the Food and Drug Administration and other governmental agencies have not defined \u201cnatural\u201d for personal care products, various industry associations have implemented standards to guide formulation efforts in supporting such concepts. For example, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npainfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Products Association (NPA)<\/a> has put forward guidelines that are used in determining whether a product can be deemed truly natural. According to their standards, \u201cnatural\u201d ingredients are defined as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>\u201cIngredients that come or are made from a renewable resource found in nature (flora, fauna, mineral) with absolutely no petroleum compounds.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NPA\u2019s certification standards also contain guidelines for the use of synthetic non-natural ingredients, which can be included in products labeled as natural, specifying what is allowed and at what percentage of the total formula. The personal care chemist is well aware of these and other standards as they have been widely discussed and documented in various industry forums.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is an apparent disconnect between how the industry defines \u201cnatural\u201d and what the average consumer\/client considers to be \u201cnatural.\u201d In discussing a brief with a client, it\u2019s not unusual to discover that they equate \u201cnatural\u201d with \u201cnot chemical\u201d or not \u201cchemical-sounding.\u201d Such a mindset could have been shaped by advertising (mostly in the food industry), which implied that if an ingredient on the label was too difficult to pronounce, it was not natural and therefore not good for you. This is a scenario that presents a clear dilemma for development chemists in the personal care industry who are tasked with formulating natural products.<\/p>\n<p>A keyword search in Prospector for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=natural+surfactants&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natural surfactants<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=natural+surfactants&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a>)\u201d would reveal several product options that meet the industry standards for \u201cnatural\u201d but have INCI names that might not be reassuring to the skeptical client in search of a 100% \u201call-natural\u201d product. Check out these examples:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/30\/220904\/AMILITE-ET-CS-12?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amilite\u00ae ET-CS-12 \u2013 anionic surfactant<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/6835\/238122\/AMILITE-ET-CS-12?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>INCI<\/strong>: Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate (and) Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate (and) Sodium Threoninate (and) Water<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.625;\">Origin<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.625;\">:\u00a0 Vegetable-based, derived from coconut oil and amino acids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/4501\/213113\/Ecogel?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecogel\u2122 \u2013 emulsifying agent<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/4499\/213113\/Ecogel?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>INCI<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lysolecithin (and) Sclerotium gum (and) Xanthan gum (and) Pullulan<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.625;\">Origin<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1.625;\">:\u00a0 Derived from the combination of lecithin and polysaccharides<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The moral of the story? The natural heritage of these and similar products should be emphasized when discussing their suitability for use in support of a natural-based concept &#8211; an approach that could help gain the client\u2019s confidence and support for the proposed formulation approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View updated information on this topic in this newer article. When asked by clients or marketers to develop a 100% \u201cnatural\u201d product, a product development chemist might experience some angst \u2013 and for good reason. 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