Unlocking Nature’s Potential: Miracare® Biopacify from Syensqo

In homecare products, opacifiers are essential for achieving a uniform, luxurious appearance that enhances consumer appeal. Traditionally, styrene acrylate copolymers have been used for this purpose, but growing demand has seen a shift towards more sustainable alternatives. Enter Syensqo’s Miracare® Biopacify! A natural and readily biodegradable opacifier designed to replace traditional options. In this blog, we’ll explore Miracare® Biopacify in more detail, including how it performs compared with conventional opacifiers, and how it’s poised to transform the industry by offering a greener, high-quality solution.Continue reading

Unlock Radiant Skin with W. Ulrich’s Premium Carrier Oils

Personal care formulators – this one’s for you! In this blog post we’re showcasing some of W. Ulrich’s premium carrier oils that will help you formulate for beautifully radiant skin.

W. Ulrich is our newest principal to be welcomed into the HARKE Chemlink family. With headquarters in Munich, Germany, this innovative and forward-thinking company has been providing high-quality natural oils for over 90 years. 

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Chemlink Specialities and Addi-Tec become HARKE UK

We are pleased to announce that as of 1 February 2024, Chemlink Specialities and Addi-Tec have merged and rebranded to become HARKE UK LP. 

Under the new HARKE UK brand, both companies will maintain their individual business units while expanding into new sectors, including Food, Basechem, and Pharma. This strategic move aims to fulfill the diverse needs of customers throughout the UK, Ireland and across Europe by expanding the range of products and services offered. 

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Embrace Change With These Menopause Products

For many years women of menopausal age have expressed that they feel disregarded in the beauty and cosmetics industry, which, given that menopausal hormonal changes can significantly affect women’s skin and hair, is hugely disappointing. 

However, with this gap in the market clearly in strong demand, it’s great to see a positive trend emerging around the niche menopausal market, as formulators begin to focus on developing personal care products that are designed specifically to help women experiencing menopause. 

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Join Chemlink Specialities at SCS Formulate 2023

This annual conference, run by the Society of Cosmetic Scientists, is a key event for the industry, offering delegates the opportunity to network with fellow professionals, learn from industry experts and see what new innovations and products are coming to the market in the year ahead.

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Soluble packaging: Your Questions Answered

For some time, the laundry detergent industry has shifted towards water-soluble pods/sachets as concentrated products, replacing traditional powders, liquids, and blocks. These products are available in single or multi-pocket formats. More recently, auto dishwash products have also moved towards multi-pocket pods, while hard surface cleaning sprays and disinfectant sprays have adopted concentrated powder or liquid pods that are diluted at the point of use in pump spray bottles.

We at Chemlink Harke Group are now exploring the use of soluble packaging in their rinse-off and leave-on cosmetic products, which represents a significant area of development. This opens up countless possibilities for joint collaboration with cosmetic brands to expand the application of this technology.

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Making Pharmaceuticals UK 2023

In April, Chemlink Specialties joined Harke Pharma at Making Pharmaceuticals UK 2023, the leading UK pharmaceutical exhibition & conference. This year the event was held in Coventry and provided an excellent platform to bring together a wide range of exhibitors and delegates from across the pharmaceutical industry to discuss, showcase and learn about all things pharma. 

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Introducing Our New Pharma Principal: Omya

We’re pleased to welcome Omya to HARKE GROUP’s Life Sciences Division as one of our exciting new principals. Chemlink Specialities will offer the range of natural and functionalized Calcium Carbonates in the UK and Ireland. In this blog post, we’ll introduce you to the company and its current pharmaceutical and nutraceutical range and explain how you can request samples!

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