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Trademark Chemical Description Appearance (20ºC) Active Matter (%)

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Household

Oven cleaners

Bath cleaners

Window cleaners

KAO SOFCARE®

GP-1

EXCELLENT HAIR SHINE CUTICLE REPAIR MORE SMOOTHNESS BEAUTIFUL HAIR TIPS EASY TO MANAGE SILICONE-LIKE TEXTURE IN DRY STAGE

EASY HAIR STYLE MANAGEMENT

FOR PERSONAL CARE

OUTSTANDING CONDITIONING AGENT

KAO Environmental Statement

“eco together”

KAO products are designed for everyday use, in homes around the world.

That’s why we utilize original KAO-developed technologies to minimize the impact they have on the

environment, not just in the manufacturing process, but in the daily life of the customers who use them.

From materials procurement and manufacturing, to distribution, sales, use and final disposal, we want to

engage in “eco together” with stakeholders and consumers worldwide.

Properties

Active Matter 100%

Appearance (25ºC) Clear transparent liquid

Viscosity (20ºC) < 10 cPs

pH (5% suspension) 5-7

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CONSUMER BENEFITS

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 is a multifunctional conditioning agent for personal care products, imparting similar characteristics to those of silicone, such as feel and functionality. KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 is an ideal total or partial replacement for amodimethicones and dimethicones. It is easily incorporated in shampoos and conditioners (a polymer for stabilization is not required) and offers thicken ability properties.

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INCI name PPG-3 Caprylyl Ether

Main characteristics • Derived from natural fatty oil

• Without water or any solvents (VOCs)

• Chemically stable and colorless liquid with low viscosity

• Non-ionic character

HAIR SHINE / EASY TO MANAGE

HAIR STYLE

BOOSTER EFFECT ON SILICONE CARE ADSORPTION

®®

R = C8

n = 2.7 mols PO

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

EXCELLENT CONDITIONING EFFECT – Sensory Evaluation

• Silicones-like feel and functionality • High foaming and conditioning • Good manageability and keeping hair volume • No frizz • Tangible hair shine • Improves emulsion aesthetics • Enhances gloss and shine

• Clear formulations • Alternative to silicone or silicone reduction • Foam stabilizer • Easily incorporated • Good stability • Good thickening properties

FORMULATOR BENEFITS

Excellent uniform adsorption from roots to tips and easy to manage of hair tips.

Model conditioning shampoo

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 improves efficiency of silicone adsorption, reducing the amount of silicone needed in the final formulation from 1 to ¼.

* Dimethicone

Hair shine

Cuticle repair

Smoothness and Manageability

A unique hydrophobic property of KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 improves and control hair manage-ability and waves from water-set, it also improves hair smoothness and combability.

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 uniformly adsorbs and coats on the hair surface, as a result, it prevents hairs from lifting-up of cuticles, and makes hairs more beautiful and shining.

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

Dimethicone

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

Dimethicone

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

Dimethicone

Only hand blow After dry After setting hot curler for 10 min.

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0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Silicone only

GP-1, add 1.0%

Adsorp

tion a

mount of sili

cone

mg

/g-h

air

Amount of silicone(%)

(BY22-029, 100,000mm2/s)

SHAMPOO BASIS

CONDITIONER BASIS

Rich lather

Easy to manageDry step

Hair volume

Finger

combability

Washing

Hair surface

slipperiness

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

Rinse-off

Finger

combability

Dry step

Rinse-off

2

3

4

Smoothness

Hair surface

slipperiness

Silky feeling

Easy to manage

Conditioning effect

from roots to tips

Hair volume

2.0% Dimethicone

1.0% KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

Dimethicone2.0% 1.0% 1.0%

0.5% 0.25%0%

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

MODEL SHAMPOO

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

MODEL SHAMPOO

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

MODEL SHAMPOO

When using hot curler, KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 helps to make elastic curl easily. (Image after setting hot curler for 10 min.)

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1 helps to make curly hair style easily by hand blow when incorpora-ted in hair shampoos. In addition, it keeps hair style longer.

Method

Damage hair 1g

Shampoo

Apply Cd 1g

Leave 2min

Wash off

Dry

Measure by NMR

Extract by

CHCl3 or CHCl3/MeOH

KAO SOFCARE® GP-1

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Trademark Chemical Description Appearance (20ºC) Active Matter (%)

KAO SURFACTANTS TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR SERVICE

Our Chemicals, Your Business

KKaaoo CChheemmiiccaallss EEuurrooppee www.kaochemicals-eu.com

Kao Corporation, S.A. Puig dels Tudons, 10 E-08210 Barberà del Vallès (Barcelona) Spain Tel: +34 93 7399-300 Fax:+34 93 7399-377 e-mail:sales@kao.es

Kao Chemicals GmbH Kupferstrasse 1 D-46446 Emmerich, Germany Tel: +49(0)2822 711-0 Fax:+49(0)2822 711-201 e-mail:sales@kaochemicals.de

Household

Oven cleaners

Bath cleaners

Window cleaners

KAO SOFCARE®

GP-1

EXCELLENT HAIR SHINE CUTICLE REPAIR MORE SMOOTHNESS BEAUTIFUL HAIR TIPS EASY TO MANAGE SILICONE-LIKE TEXTURE IN DRY STAGE

EASY HAIR STYLE MANAGEMENT

FOR PERSONAL CARE

OUTSTANDING CONDITIONING AGENT

KAO Environmental Statement

“eco together”

KAO products are designed for everyday use, in homes around the world.

That’s why we utilize original KAO-developed technologies to minimize the impact they have on the

environment, not just in the manufacturing process, but in the daily life of the customers who use them.

From materials procurement and manufacturing, to distribution, sales, use and final disposal, we want to

engage in “eco together” with stakeholders and consumers worldwide.