International Specialty Products (ISP) is recognized globally for developing, manufacturing, and supplying innovative specialty ingredients that enhance product performance. Our extensive personal care product lines include a range of hair fixatives and styling polymers, conditioning agents, hair protectants, preservative systems, sunscreen actives, hydrogels, film formers, waterproofing agents, rheology modifiers, lamellar gellants, thickeners, emollients, emulsifiers, and bio-functional ingredients.

ISP is dedicated to meet the formulation needs of our customers around the world. With global technical centers, ISP is able to meet our customers' growing demands for technical service excellence. Scientists at our technical centers work closely with customers to develop applications with ISP ingredients to meet the requirements of local markets and provide customized technical support to all our customers. Our scientists collaborate with our customers through all phases of their formulation projects in order to achieve products that satisfy the needs of the end consumer.

ISP is fully committed to continuous research and product development, ensuring that innovative ingredients are available to satisfy the formulation needs of our customers.

Major Markets:

Hair Care
Skin Care
Sun Care
Color Cosmetics
Cosmetic Preservatives

Aquaflex® XL-30 – a fixative polymer that delivers flexible/touchable hold, style durability, volume, and shine to hair.

Ceraphyl® RMT – unique emollient capable of delivering true, demonstrated moisturization benefits from rinse-off products

Ganex® Copolymer series - Excellent film formers that provide water and wear resistance and moisture barrier properties.  Differing hydrophobic/hydrophilic characteristics of the series provide a wide range of solubility and functionality.

ISP Captivates™ – Custom microcapsules with the ability to deliver a high payload of water insoluble ingredients in skin and hair care products

Optiphen® Range of Preservatives - Globally approved paraben-free, formaldehyde-free preservative systems that provide safe and efficacious broad-spectrum preservation.

ProLipid® Lamellar Gel Systems – The ProLipid range helps to structure and stabilize cosmetic products; they also deliver unique sensory and performance benefits.

Styleze® W Polymers - highly effective styling polymer characterized by firm hold, high humidity resistance and high flexibility along with excellent conditioning benefits.

 

UltraThix™ P-100 – a patent-pending new 2-in-1 technology…Hold with Rheology; it effectively provides enhanced styling benefits, positive sensory perception, and sheer-thinning rheological properties with yield value.

Vital ET® - A unique bio-functional complex of tocopheryl phosphates that helps reduce the appearance of redness and swelling on skin.

X-Tend™ 226 – a proprietary polar ester that has high solubilizing capacity for solid organic sunscreen materials such as Oxybenzone and Avobenzone.  It helps boost the critical wavelength and the UVA/UVB ratio of some formulations.  In addition, this ester has demonstrated shine on hair.