AMP-ULTRA™ PC is a multifunctional additive for personal care applications. It is used as a neutralizer, stabilizer and pigment dispersion aid and provides rapid, effective and efficient neutralization without yellowing. AMP-ULTRA PC is supplied as an anhydrous solid (AMP-ULTRA PC 1000), or as an aqueous solution at concentrations of 95% (AMP-ULTRA PC 2000) or 89% (AMP-ULTRA PC 3000).
AMP-ULTRA PC is a high-efficiency neutralizing agent for acid-functional raw materials used in a wide range of applications, including:
- Aerosol and Pump Hairsprays
- Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
- Body Wash
- Color Cosmetics
- Dry Shampoo
- Hair Colorants
- Hair Gels, Mousses and Styling Aids
- Hair Treatments
- Personal Cleansers
- Shampoos and Conditioners
- Skin Care
- Sun Care
- Appearance Colorless solid or liquid
- Purity (wt% min) 99
- Secondary amines (wt%) <0.5
- Nitrosamine content (ppb) <50
- Molecular w (g) 89.14
- Amine value (mg KOH/g)
- AMP-ULTRA PC 1000 629
- AMP-ULTRA PC 2000 598
- AMP-ULTRA PC 3000 560
- Water (wt%)
- AMP-ULTRA PC 1000 <0.5
- AMP-ULTRA PC 2000 5
- AMP-ULTRA PC 3000 11
- Color (APHA) 20 max.
- pKa @ 20°C 9.72
- Solubility in water (20°C)
- AMP-ULTRA PC 1000 Soluble
- AMP-ULTRA PC 2000 Miscible
- AMP-ULTRA PC 3000 Miscible
*Values shown are typical properties and are not to be considered product specifications. Test methods available upon request.
Product Benefits
- Rapid, efficient neutralization
- Low odor, low color, non-yellowing in formulation
- Promotes superior high humidity curl retention (HHCR) in hair sprays and styling products
- Provides excellent in-can corrosion inhibition in aerosol formulations
- Reduces emulsion particle size; improves emulsion appearance and stability
- Exhibits excellent compatibility with carbomer and other synthetic acrylic rheology modifiers
- Aids pigment dispersion
- Features excellent alcohol tolerance with both ethanol and isopropanol
- Primary amine with fully substituted α-carbon; no abstractable hydrogen
- Broad compatibility with commonly used personal care ingredients
- Exceptional formulating latitude
All ANGUS ULTRA PC grades are compliant with the industry’s most stringent standards and regulations worldwide, including:
- U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
- European Union Regulation No. 1223/2009
- Japan Standards for Cosmetics (and amendments)
- ASEAN 2008 Cosmetic Directive (annex updated March 2013)
- China Food and Drug Administration “Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics”
- Brazil ANVISA Mercosur Resolution on Personal Hygiene Products and Cosmetics
- Mexico: not included in the List of Prohibited and Restricted Substances in Perfumes and Cosmetics
- Listed as inert ingredient in approved drug products
