naturally-derived

aesthetics enhancer

and fragrance solubilizer

PERSONAL CARE SOLUTIONS

NINOL® CAA

Fragrance Tested

Eternity Type (Belle Aire)

Oceans (Chemia)

Sunfresh (Chemia)

Grapefruit (Belle Aire)

Orange (Belle Aire)

Vanilla (Belle Aire)

Crystal Breeze (Chemia)

Dream Angels (Chemia)

Midnight Woods (Chemia)

Tropical Rainforest (Chemia)

Fragrance Solubilization

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

HazyClear

Cocamide MEA

Cocamide DEA

PEG 40 Castor Oil

Polysorbate 20

NINOL® CAA

Number of Fragrance Systems

ViscosityWith OilNo Oil

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Oceans

(Chemia)

Tropical Rainforest

(Chemia)

Vanilla

(Belle Aire)

No Fragrance

Base

Foa

m H

eig

ht,

ml

NINOL® CAA Performance Properties with Fragrance

Visco

sity, cps a

t 25

°C

After $ve minutes, foam height remained the same

with or without oil except for the Vanilla (Belle Aire)

system which experienced a 5 ml decrease with no oil

present.

NINOL® CAA solubilizes a variety of fragrances at room

temperature, achieving the same number of clear systems

as Polysorbate 20 and a greater number of clear systems

than the other solubilizers and amides tested.

Utilizing NINOL® CAA as a fragrance solubilizer, viscosity

builder, and foam stabilizer can reduce complexity and

the number of components in the $nished formulation.

System: Base - 12% active Sodium

laureth sulfate (2 moles) and 1.5%

active Cocamidopropyl betaine

Fragrance - 1% fragrance and 3%

NINOL® CAA, solubilizer or amide.

Maximize Performance...Minimize Components with NINOL® CAA, a novel, naturally-derived aesthetics enhancer and fragrance solubilizer.

NINOL® CAA enables the solubilization of fragrances and dissolves various organic materials at

room temperature due to a large Hansen Solubility sphere, while still demonstrating excellent

viscosity and foaming performance.

At reduced use levels, this DEA-free, multifunctional nonionic surfactant provides superior

viscosity building performance and comparable foam stabilization to traditional amides and

betaines.

NINOL® CAA is the green solution for “free of” claims that meets performance and aesthetics

expectations.

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Fragrance System

The addition of NINOL® CAA and fragrance to the

base formulation signi$cantly increased the viscosity

and maintained or improved the foam.

Multifunctional

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Foa

m H

eig

ht,

ml

Without Oil Initial With Oil Initial

NINO

L® C

AA

Coca

mid

e M

EA

Coca

mid

e D

EA

Coca

mid

e M

IPA

Coca

mid

e D

IPA

Coca

mid

opro

pyl

Beta

ine

NINO

L® C

AA

Coca

mid

e M

EA

Coca

mid

e D

EA

Coca

mid

e M

IPA

Coca

mid

e D

IPA

2%1%

System: 12% active Soduim laureth sulfate (2 moles),

1.5% Sodium chloride, and amide or betaine in the

amount indicated.

Foaming Properties

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

NINOL® CAA

Cocamide MEA

Cocamide DEA

Cocamide MIPA

Cocamide DIPA

% Active Amide or Betaine

Viscosity Building PropertiesV

isco

sity

, cp

s a

t 2

5 °

C

% Active Amide or Betaine

NINOL® CAA achieves signi$cant viscosities at

reduced use levels outperforming the other

amides and betaine tested.

Typical Formulation

Viscosity Range

In this system, only 1% of NINOL® CAA is needed

to reach a typical formulation viscosity where

all other amides and betaine tested require

more than 2%.

At equal or half the use level, NINOL® CAA

provides comparable to improved &ash foam

and foam stability in the presence of oil

to the other amides and betaine tested.

Excellent

0

20

40

60

80

100Anionic

Anionic + NINOL® CAA

STEOL®

CS-230

ALPHA-STEP®

PC-48

BIO-TERGE®

AS-40

STEPANOL®

WA-EXTRA

Relative Mildness

When combined with anionic surfactants,

NINOL® CAA reduces the amount of Zein protein

solubilized and therefore increases mildness.

Ze

in S

core

(In

de

xed

to

SL

S)

NIN

OL®

CA

A

Coca

mid

eD

EA

Coca

mid

eM

EA

Coca

mid

eM

IPA

Poly

sorb

ate

20PE

G 4

0

Cast

or O

il

Fragrance Solubilizer

Viscosity Enhancer

100% Active

Naturally-Derived (BCI >85 %)

DEA and

Preservative-Free

Cold-Mixable

Coca

mid

opro

pyl

Liquid

Beta

ine

Property Comparison

Cocamidopropyl

Betaine

Shake Foam Test (0.2% active solution at 25 °C)

EO Free

Without Oil Five Minutes With Oil Five Minutes

Coca

mid

opro

pyl

Beta

ine

Meets

Poor

Maximize Performance Mild

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www.stepan.com/NINOLCAA

Stepan Trade Name Description/INCI

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

STEOL® CS-230 Sodium Laureth Sulfate, 2 moles (SLES-2)

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 Sodium C14-16 Ole%n Sulfonate (AOS)

ALPHA-STEP® PC-48Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate (and)

Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate (MES)

INCI Dimethyl Lauramide /Myristamide

CAS # 3007-53-2 and 3015-65-4

Actives, % 100

Appearance at 25 °C Clear to pale yellow liquid

BCI 86

Viscosity, cps at 25 °C 8

pH (5% in 1:1 IPA:H2O) 4-6

Gardner Color 1

Odor Mild Amide Odor

Preservative None

Boiling Point, °C in N2 310

Pour Point, °C 11

Solubility of CAA in Water, % 0.01

Solubility of Water in CAA, % 1

Typical Properties