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Fil-Oxide 100 is an amphoteric surfactant that can be used for both personal and home care products. It is coconut-derived and safe to use in rinse-off products. Cocamidopropylamine Oxide has shown low toxicity with animals and suggests no carcinogenic potential.

Cerin® CB100 or Coconut Butter is the natural emollient derived from coconut that addresses formulators’ concerns. With a rich and soothing texture, coconut butter is light in color and leaves no coconut smell and non-greasy feel. It will not affect the properties of lotion and cream products, allowing formulators to have more flexibility in formulating.

Cocopure® EMOL 500 is an ECOCERT ingredient derived from sustainable coconut. It can effectively disperse and suspend organic UV Filters, which is an essential step in formulating sunscreens.

A vast improvement from most rinse-off formulations, SAVONEL 869 with its excellent cleansing and moisturizing ability is a notch above the rest with its COSMOS-certified and sustainable ingredients that ensure the protection of the environment.

In the early 80s, the Philippines was in the throes of crisis. Political instability led to worsening economic conditions, and the country and the people reeled under the burdens of declining purchasing power, crushing inflation, and debilitating poverty.

Against this backdrop, along Calle Industria in Bagumbayan, Dean & Leon Lao went ahead and built a new resin plant, producing polystyrene, emulsions, unsaturated polyesters, etc. Amidst the chaos and the gloom which preceded the EDSA revolution, the brothers just knew that a construction boom was coming, and were preparing for the turnaround.

Creating new, customized and relevant products for our clients does not happen overnight. This is something everyone at Chemrez understands and takes to heart.