Crodafos HCE

Hair Color and Conditioning Enhancer

Supplier: Croda

Type: Technical Datasheet​

Crodafos HCE (Oleth-5 Phosphate and Dioleyl Phosphate) is an innovative phosphate-ester technology designed to enhance hair coloring performance and improve conditioning. By efficiently delivering actives to the hair cortex, it provides richer, deeper, and longer-lasting color while offering superior conditioning benefits. Crodafos HCE is 100% bio-based, sustainable, and suitable for use in various hair care products, including permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary hair color systems, as well as shampoos and conditioners for color-treated hair. ​

Key Properties:

• Enhances hair color intensity and deposition, resulting in more vibrant shades.​
• Provides better wash fastness, retaining color for longer periods.​
• Improves delivery of conditioning agents, such as polyquaterniums and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (GHTC).​
• Reduces hair damage caused by coloring processes, leading to improved combability and softness.​
• Enables formulation of both clear and opaque systems.
• Offers silicone-like conditioning performance in silicone-free systems.​

Claims:

• Enhances hair dye penetration into the hair cortex, resulting in faster color uptake.​
• Provides richer, deeper color with faster uptake.​
• Improves color longevity and wash resistance.​
• Enhances conditioning and detangling benefits.​
• Reduces hair damage, improving combability and softness.​

Applications:

Hair Care:

• Permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary hair color systems.​
• Shampoos for color-treated hair.​
• Conditioners and hair treatments.​
• Clear and opaque formulations for enhanced conditioning.

Technical and Formulation Data:

• INCI Name: Oleth-5 Phosphate (and) Dioleyl Phosphate.​
• Dosage: Recommended usage level of 2–8%.​
• Solubility:
  • Soluble: Alcohol/Water blends, ALS, SLS, SLES, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin.​
  • Miscible: Water.​
  • Insoluble: Dimethicone.​
• Formulation:
  • Suitable for high pH (color base) and low pH (developer) systems.​
  • Compatible with conditioning agents (Polyquaterniums, GHTC).​
  • Enhances coacervation for improved deposition in clear shampoos.​
• Appearance: Amber liquid.​
• Origin/Nature: 100% bio-based; vegetable-derived.

• Supplier:

Crodafos HCE Enhance Hair Color Intensity and Conditioning is supplied by Croda International.

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