Description
OctiCap™ INCI:Ethylhexyl salicylate & Cellulose acetate – Non-breakable, non-release, transparent microcapsules of organic and inorganic UV filters. SunCaps™ enhance UV protection profile, prevent skin penetration, increase photostability and overcome incompatibilities among UV filters.
Octicap™: Tagra’s unique patented microencapsulation technology enables the manufacturing of unbreakable, transparent micron size microcapsules of organic and inorganic UV filters. This delivery system will:
- Prevent the UV filter leakage into the surrounding
- Retain the sunscreen on the superficial layers of the skin
- Improve safety profile – no risk of skin penetration and no skin irritation and/or
photoallergy - Enhance UV filters chemical and photostability
- Overcome incompatibilities between or among UV filters allowing new sunscreen
combinations - Prevent crystallization
- Enable UV filters dispersibility in the water phase
- Prevent the appearance of white residues caused by TiO2 and ZnO
- Avoid the need for UV filters solubilizers, therefore enabling light, aesthetic, gentle, smooth
and non-greasy feel formulations
