Active-ingredient complexes are preferred in formulations for premium-grade creams, gels and lotions, where they can unfold their specific properties. WACKER’s biotech specialists offer innovative cyclodextrin products for this. Furthermore, you may call on our experts to help you develop tailor-made formulations.
The active ingredient is stabilized in the cavity of cyclodextrin inclusion compounds and then released at a controlled rate via the skin. Here, each cyclodextrin product category has a specific task and function. The natural cyclodextrins sold under the CAVAMAX®brand provide greater stability, effective masking of bad smells and controlled release of active ingredients, such as functional essential oils and their active ingredients (tea-tree oil or l-menthol), and lipophilic vitamins. Cyclodextrin derivatives from WACKER’s CAVASOL®line increase the solubility of lipophilic active substances, ensure the rapid release of the guest substances and have a beneficial effect on how the skin feels. The use of cyclodextrin complexes depends on the specific guest molecule or active ingredient present in the complex.