Ashland Scores Silver for Sustainable Ingredient

Nov 11th, 2015

Jennifer Novoseletsky

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Ashland Specialty Ingredients announced Elixiance biofunctional (INCI: Propanediol (and) Aqua (and) Schinus Molle Extract) recently won the silver award for best active ingredients at in-cosmetics Asia 2015 Innovation Zone Awards.

This ingredient is ecological and sustainable for skin-care products and is designed to help reduce the effects of pollution on skin.

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