Take a Solid Approach to Formulating

Variety of different natural eco friendly colorful solid shampoo bars, conditioner or soaps on stone background. Zero waste and sustainable plastic free lifestyle concept

June 10, 2022

In 2021, Euromonitor International reported that 67% of consumers tried to have a positive impact on the environment through their daily actions and we know this trend is continuing in 2022. Savvy consumers are turning toward concentrates, solid and powered products that can help reduce packaging waste, transport costs and energy.

Lean on Stepan’s expertise to break outside the boundaries of traditional formulating and develop sustainable options for those eco-conscious consumers.

To help get you started, review the Personal Care Formulation Toolbox to explore the ingredients you can use to create sustainable cleansing and conditioning products.

     

Let us inspire you!

Stepan Personal Care’s extensive formulation library can inspire you with everything from package-free concepts to waterless concentrates. 

Powdered Hair & Body Wash: A self-foaming formulation for a new shower experience in three steps. Sprinkle some powder in your hand and add just a little water. Watch the foam bloom before applying it to your body and enjoying a luxurious lather. No more water in the bottle!

Concentrate Shampoo: This concentrate shampoo contains Stepan surfactants LATHANOL® LAL POWDER, ALPHA-STEP® PC-48 and AMPHOSOL® HCG-HP to give the luxurious foam you expect with premium shampoo systems. STEPAN-MILD® L3 is added to maintain scalp moisture.

Foaming Hand Soap Tablet: A base recipe for creating a sulfate-free, foaming hand soap tablet. This formulation is ready to be customized to meet performance needs. 

Shampoo Bar and Conditioner Bar: Two silicone-free hair care bars loaded with moisturizing jojoba oil and shea butter. Both give you soft, clean hair without the plastic packaging! Plus, the conditioner bar is sulfate free!

Solid Conditioner: A trusty counterpart to the increasingly popular shampoo bar, this solid conditioner bar is silicone-free and is flower-powered by STEPANQUAT® Soleil, a naturally derived conditioning agent we make from a non-GMO sunflower oil.

Solid Moisturizing Lotion: This hot-pour solid lotion uses natural oils and emollients to soften and moisturize dry skin. The melting point of this lotion is close to body temperature, meaning it is easy to remove from the container and apply to the skin. Leaves a soft, powdery, non-shiny finish.

Waterless Conditioner: Shipping water is expensive. Why not offer a concentrated conditioner with STEPANQUAT Helia, STEPAN-MILD GCC and WECOBEE® M.

Not finding the formulation you’re looking for? Use Stepan’s Formulation Finder to unlock more inspiration!

Watch a Recording of our Interactive Webinar!

Stepan is bringing back our Day in the Lab webinar series for a new season and we’ve been branching out!

Personal Care’s Research Chemist, Cyril Bajracharya, and Home Care’s Product Development Chemist, Vanessa DeMarco, recently hosted Day in the Lab: Solid Solutions for Sustainability. They dove into the world of solid formulations for both household cleaning and personal care applications. In the webinar, they compared consumer sustainability trends, looked at the solids formulation tool box for both markets and evaluated various performance aspects of dilutable solid products.