Evonik solutions for oral care
Evonik helps formulators meet the changing trends and growing demands by offering a range of effective, but mild oral care solutions with a comfortable taste. Our ingredients allow customization of oral care formulations based on the desired product efficacy, mildness, foam performance and taste.
- Foam Performance
- Comfortable Taste
- Rheology control
- Range of abrasive levels from gentle to strong cleaning
- Compatible with therapeutic ingredients
- Optical features for opaque or clear, striped and two-phase toothpaste
- NATRUE compliant and COSMOS certified
Silica has two important functions in toothpaste: cleaning and thickening. Evonik’s dental silica types offer everything needed for tailor-made oral care formulations: different cleaning levels, optimum rheology and viscosity, sensory and optical properties.
Silica is a proven and well-established abrasive agent in toothpaste formulations, effectively removing food particles, stains and bacteria during brushing. Evonik offers ZEODENT® and SPHERILEX® dental abrasives with different levels of cleaning performance, from gentle cleaning for sensitive or children’s toothpaste to strong cleaning for whitening toothpaste. Even with Evonik’s strong dental abrasives there is no risk of scratching the enamel or eroding the dentin.
ZEODENT® thickening silica builds a cohesive matrix with hydrocolloids (gums) in the toothpaste formulation. It provides an optimum rheology to allow batching, filling and long-term stability of toothpaste products. ZEODENT® decreases stringiness so that the customer has a clean break when applying the toothpaste ribbon to the toothbrush, and it helps achieve the desired viscosity for a pleasant mouth feel.
Moreover, thanks to its optical properties, ZEODENT® allows for clear gel formulations or adding colored gel stripes to toothpaste formulations.
Evonik silicas and silicates for sustainable oral care formulations
Silica is a naturally derived mineral ingredient that enters the geological cycle of minerals once released into the environment. It is not harmful to aquatic environments or wastewater plants. Toothpaste formulators can seek organic certification when formulating with natural and organic ingredients. Evonik’s dental silica comply with ISO 16128, COSMOS Natural and Organic Cosmetic standards. They are suited for vegan, Kosher, and Halal oral care formulations.