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Standard Delivery Systems

To aid formulators in development, HBS has a standard line of delivery systems, featuring the most widely used ingredients. Each of the systems listed below are available for sampling and shipment. Through the Custom Solutions Program, HBS can provide you with a tailored Delivery or Rheology System solution, designed for you specific requirements. Call HBS or refer to our Custom Solutions Brochure for more information.

Poly-Pore®

Delivery System/Primary Ingredient Loading Level
Poly-Pore 438BP /Benzoyl Peroxide 38%
APPLICATION: Acne, gels, lotions, facial masks. Provides stable, low irritation form of BPO, easily incorporated into broad range of products including facial masks, make-ups, and enhanced treatment lotions. Capable of improving stability of combination ingredient systems, provides control of sebum, and sustained release of BPO.
 
Poly-Pore 450SA /Salicylic Acid 50%
APPLICATION: Acne gels, lotions, and make-ups, facial masks and exfoliants. Enables formulating alcohol and oil free formulations of Salicylic Acid. Enables incorporation in carbomer gels without loss of viscosity. Can also create low irritation exfoliants. Provides sebum adsorption and control.
 
Poly-Pore 120RE /Retinol 20%
APPLICATION: Anti-aging and skin renewal creams and make-ups. Significantly improves stability of system containing retinol, enabling its use at efficacious levels without irritation. Enables formulating retinol at efficacious levels into make-ups, skin-care formulations, and powders. Read more about Fundamentals for Use of a Retinol Product
 
Poly-Pore 337HP /Hydrogen Peroxide 37%
APPLICATION: Tooth whitening products, Facial and body masks, Loose and pressed powders, and daily use products that deliver oxygen to the skin. Enables simple incorporation of hydrogen peroxide in all types of personal care products, including gels, emulsions, creams, and loose and pressed powders. Extended release of hydrogen peroxide results in reduced irritation and long-lasting availability at the site of action, provides sebum control, and a secondary thickening in gels and emulsions.
 
Poly-Pore 404HA /Hyaluronic Acid 4%
APPLICATION: Anti-aging and skin renewal creams and make-ups. HA has the ability to be effectively absorbed by the skin as well as serves as an efficient "carrier" of other anti-aging ingredients to cells. That means that the active anti-aging ingredients are transported to the cells through the layers of skin. Entrapped in Poly-Pore the HA releases slower, resulting in improved efficacy.
 
Poly-Pore 350DA /Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) 50%
APPLICATION: designed to provide greater formulation flexibility when designing self-tanning products and to help improve the stability of DHA in contact with reactive compounds that may be present in a variety of formulation types. An excellent way to add self tanning functionality to stick products or to help minimize the interaction of DHA with reactive materials, such as iron oxide in a foundation product.
 
Poly-Pore 375JO /Jojoba Oil 75%
APPLICATION: Skin renewal in gels, creams, and lotions, great in moisturizers, lip products, massage oils, and shaving products. Very stable, non-comedogenic and therefore an exceptional addition to eye make up removers or facial cleansers.
Poly-Pore 320RO /Rosemary Extract Delivery System 20%
APPLICATION: Facial treatments and skin care products including gels, emulsions, and anhydrous products. Foundations incorporating skin-care benefits, daily use moisturizers and lotions, exfoliating gels and treatments, loose and pressed powders.
Poly-Pore 320XA /Ximenynic Acid Delivery System 20%
APPLICATION: Foundations incorporating skin-care benefits, daily use moisturizers and lotions, soaps and facial cleansers, body masks

Polytrap®

Delivery System/Primary Ingredient Loading Level
Polytrap 6603 /Unloaded 0%
APPLICATION: anti-aging products, acne care, moisturizers, and facial masks. Provides sebum control in all types of formulations including lotions, gels, o/w and w/o emulsions, and both loose and pressed powders. Minimizes creasing and bleeding after application of lipsticks and eye products – extending their wear life. Insoluble.
 
Polytrap 665TO /Vitamin E 65%
APPLICATION: Sunscreens, powder and liquid make-ups. Enhanced stability of important Vitamin E form. Helps enable incorporation into sunscreen systems, powder make-ups and liquid systems, with the benefit of sustained delivery. Can help reduce shine and control sebum.
 
Polytrap® 650SB /Shea Butter 50%
APPLICATION: anti-aging products, moisturizers, and facial masks. Provides sebum control in all types of formulations including lotions, gels, o/w and w/o emulsions, and both loose and pressed powders. Minimizes creasing and bleeding after application of lipsticks and eye products – extending their wear life. Insoluble. Excellent addition to daily skin moisturizer (face and body), Dry skin relief lotions, Dry scalp treatments, Skin rash- including diaper rash products, helps to relieve itching skin due to dryness or razor burn, softens tough skin on feet (especially heels), great in sun and wind protection products.
 
Polytrap 6035 /Cyclomethicone 70%
APPLICATION: Lipsticks, color cosmetics, skin protectants. Easily handled form of Cyclomethicone. Provides excellent feel to cosmetic formulations, while providing exceptional sebum adsorption capacity. Provides extended wear in color cosmetics. Enables formulation of powders meeting monograph standards for skin protectants.
 
Polytrap 6500 Dimethicone/Petrolatum 70%
APPLICATION: Aids incorporation of dimethicone and petrolatum into a broad range of products including gels and powders. Extends the skin protectant capabilities of dimethicone and petrolatum providing long lasting performance not possible with the ingredients alone. Provides sebum control in all types of formulations including lotions, gels, o/w and w/o emulsions, and both loose and pressed powders. Gives exceptional skin feel during and after application of products containing Polytrap 6500.
 
Polytrap 680TT /Tea Tree Oil 80%
APPLICATION: Skin care, gels, and lotions for the treatment of acne, athlete's foot, blisters, burns, cold sores, dandruff, insect bites, oily skin, rashes, and wounds. Enables formulating efficacious levels in skin-care formulations, and powders.
 

MACROBEAD®

Delivery System/Primary Ingredient Loading Level
MACROBEAD 7100 /Dimethicone 35%
APPLICATION: Facial and Body Scrubs, Oil-free Acne Cleansers, Anti-aging Cleansers, Skin Polishers, Liquid Soaps & Bar Soaps. Exfoliating MACROBEAD product with delivery of Dimethicone.
 
MACROBEAD 6038 /Mineral Oil 35%
APPLICATION: Acne Facial and Body Scrubs, Oil-free Acne Cleansers, Anti-aging Cleansers, Skin Polishers, Liquid & Bar Soap. Exfoliating MACROBEAD product with delivery of Mineral Oil.
 
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