<< Return To Press Releases

Colonial Introduces "Green" Personal Care Hydrotropes

07.21.10

SOUTH PITTSBURG, TENN. (July 21, 2010): Colonial Chemical, Inc. has created naturally-derived personal care hydrotropes for formulating "green" personal care products.

VerdeTrope 120 (Proposed INCI: Potassium Caprylate) and VerdeTrope 162 (INCI: Potassium Caprylate/Caprate) were created to provide a safe, vegetable-derived alternative to petroleum-based hydrotropes like sodium xylene sulfonate (SXS) and sodium cumene sulfonate (SCS).

VerdeTrope 120 provides no foam to a formulation while VerdeTrope 162 provides low foam. Formulators who are concerned with removing petroleum-based hydrotropes from their formulations will find VerdeTrope 120 and VerdeTrope 162 beneficial.

Naturally derived from coconut oil, VerdeTrope 120 and VerdeTrope 162 are 100% natural with a Green StarTM Rating of 10.0. These mild, low irritation hydrotropes are ideal for use in shampoos, hand soaps and body washes.

About Colonial Chemical
Founded in 1987, Colonial Chemical is a privately held company that manufactures surfactants, with a focus on developing safe and innovative products. Colonial Chemical caters to an array of customers in the personal care, industrial and lubrication markets.

For more information, please contact Rad Davenport, Marketing Coordinator, at (423) 837-8800 or rad@colonialchem.com. Feel free to check out our new website at www.colonialchem.com.  

###