Skin Delivery

Unique API portfolio for dermatology.

BASF’s Kolliwax^® portfolio features an extensive selection of oleochemical consistency factors to enhance your formulations. Available as free-flowing powders, free-flowing micro-pearls, and fatty acid mixtures, our consistency factors regulate the viscosity and stability of semi-solid formulations.

BASF’s Kollicream^® emollients deliver exceptional performance for a wide variety of applications. Primarily known for their skin softening and smoothing properties, emollients can also be used to adjust the consistency and appearance of creams and lotions.

Innovative emulsifiers and solubilizers for all topical challenges.

High-quality poloxamers for the toughest challenges.

BASF offers a variety of products that enhance API permeation through the skin.

Premium solvents, manufactured to the highest standards.

BASF offers a variety of products that enhance the viscosity of your topical formulation.

As instant release film former, Kollicoat^® IR combines exceptional coating quality with simple, robust processing. As wet binder, it combines powerful binding with no peroxides at all. And all those characteristics also make it a great pore former for sustained release formulations.

Enteric coating with release above pH 5.5, coming as partially pre-neutralized powder saving you the neutralization step.

Precise, pH-independent sustained release for multiple applications

A mild, emollient, solubilizer and skin penetration enhancer for dermal applications.

A high viscosity, waxy emollient for dermal applications.

A medium spreading emollient and solubilizer for lipophilic APIs.

A fast spreading emollient with broad penetration enhancement properties for lipophilic APIs.

A medium spreading emollient with penetration enhancement properties, and a potential solvent for lipophilic solvents.

A medium spreading non-ester emollient which is stable against acid and base hydrolysis and provides good skin penetration.

Low-molecular grade Kollidon^®, intended for use as solubilizing agent, dispersant and crystallization inhibitor particularly for injectables. In addition applicable as pore former in solid dosage forms and viscosity enhancer in parenterals.

Low-molecular grade Kollidon^®, intended for use as solubilizing agent, dispersant and crystallization inhibitor, particularly for injectables. In addition applicable as pore former in solid dosage forms and viscosity enhancer in parenterals.

Our medium-molecular povidone is used in endless ways in pharmaceutical formulations - as binder, pore former, stabilizer, thickener, as solubilizing agent, crystallization inhibitor and many more. And with our trusted quality, it will always serve exactly what you intended it for.

Our medium-molecular povidone is used in endless ways in pharmaceutical formulations - as binder, pore former, stabilizer, thickener, as solubilizing agent, crystallization inhibitor and many more. And with our trusted quality, it will always serve exactly what you intended it for.

Our original, Kollidon^® 30 in a low peroxide version - protecting your oxygen-sensitive active ingredient longer.

A highly effective binder, for use as a stabilizer in oral and topical suspensions, as a thickener, and as a hydrophilizing agent or pore-forming agent in medical plastics.

The Kollidon^® CL family is the industry’s widest portfolio of super-disintegrants and dissolution enhancers. These highly functional cross-linked PVP polymers ensure that active ingredients are released from any solid dosage form at exceptionally high speed. In addition, they improve bioavailability of certain poorly soluble APIs.

Kollidon^® CL-M is used as a stabilizer for oral and topical suspensions and to improve the drug release characteristics of tablets, capsules or granules. Our disintegrant with micronized particles, delivers a slight disintegration functionality when used as binder. The crosspovidone is also used as pore former in some formulations.

Direct Compression Sustained Release

Kollidon^® VA64 is used in granulation and as a dry binder in tablets, capsules and granules, as a film-forming agent in tablet coatings and subcoatings, and as a film-forming agent in topical sprays. Soluble copovidone widely used for instant release formulation and is suitable in hot-melt extrusion processes.

A non-ionic emulsifier; stable with acidic, basic and ionic excipients.

A non-ionic emulsifier with good sensory properties; stable with acidic, basic and ionic excipients.

An easy-to-use, self-bodying cream base.

A self-emulsifying mixture of emulsifier and consistency factors for simplified preparation of skin cream base.

An anionic emulsifier for topical pharmaceutical applications.

BASF's non-ionic solubilizer and emulsifier for the production of semi-solid and liquid formulations of water-insoluble actives and other hydrophobic compounds.

A potent nonionic solubilizer

Flexible excipient to overcome a wide range of pharmaceutical challenges that provide formulators with increased efficiency and added functionality.

A polymeric multi-talent suitable for a large variety of applications, i.e. Kolliphor^® P 338 can be used as solubilizer, emulsifier and plasticizer.

A polymeric multi-talent suitable for a large variety of applications, i.e. as thickening agent and gel former and as a co-emulsifier and viscosity enhancer in creams and liquid emulsions.

Kolliphor^® PS 20 is a non-ionic, hydrophilic emulsifier, co-emulsifier and solubilizer for pharmaceutical preparations like emulsions and creams, gels and foams as well as softgels.

Kolliphor^® PS 60 is used as an emulsifier or co-emulsifier in topical pharmaceutical applications like creams and lotions and as non-ionic solubilizer in solid, semi-solid and liquid dosage forms or as foam stabilizer.

Kolliphor^® PS 80 is a non-ionic, hydrophilic emulsifier, co-emulsifier and solubilizer for pharmaceutical preparations like like emulsions and creams, gels and foams as well as softgels.

Non-ionic oil-in-water solubilizer and emulsifying agent

a widely used ionic solubilizer & and high HLB anionic emulsifier that is suitable for application in liquid dispersions, solutions, emulsions and micro emulsions to formulate tablets, foams and semi-solids such as creams, lotions and gels

A widely used ionic solubilizer and high HLB anionic emulsifier that is suitable for application in liquid dispersions, solutions, emulsions and micro-emulsions to formulate tablets, foams and semi-solids such as creams, lotions and gels.

A hydrophilic plasticizer used in both, aqueous and solvent-based polymeric coating of capsules, tablets and granules. Also used as a solubilizer and solvent as well as a humectant.

Medium chain triglyceride compatible with fat-soluble vitamins, actives and essential oils

The only monographed poloxamer that is liquid at room temperature – making it ideal for liquid dosage forms. It is used for liquid-filled softgel capsules as a dispersion medium for APIs, or as plasticizer for tablet formulations.

Excellent solvents for a large number of substances that do not readily dissolve in water

Excellent solvents for a large number of substances that do not readily dissolve in water

A high molecular polyethylene glycol (macrogol) mainly used as solvent for oral, topical and parenteral preparations.

Manufactured under cGMP, Kollisolv® PG (1,2-propyleneglycol) can used across a wide range of applications, i.e. as plasticizer, solvent or co-solvent, stabilizer, or as carrier for emulsifiers.

Solvent for injectables and oral formulations for animal health.

A commonly used fatty alcohol, consistency factor.

A fatty alcohol mixture, preferred for its stability in emulsion formulations.

A fatty alcohol mixture, preferred for its stability in emulsion formulations.

A solvent for oral, topical applications, co-emulsifier and low HLB surfactant, structure-building consistency factor for semi-solids and a viscosity enhancer. It also hardens suppository formulations and adjust their melting points.

Kolliwax® HCO is hydrogenated castor powder for pharmaceutical application used as consistency factor in topical formulations, as lipohphillic lubricant in tablets and capsules and as plasticizer in solid dispersions using spray drying, melt granulation or hot melt extrusion processes. Kolliwax® HCO is particularily suitable for formulation of sensitive APIs.

An O/W co-emulsifier and consistency factor with low melting point and soft sensory effect.

Kolliwax^® S can be used for various oral solid as well as semi-solid dosage forms. Kolliwax^® S can be used as a lubricant in oral dosage forms, matrix forming agent in sustained-release dosage forms, emulsifying and solubilizing agent in topical formulations and hardening agent in glycerin suppositories.

As lipophilic lubricant Kolliwax^® SA is the first choice for sensitive acidic APIs. It is commonly also used as viscosity regulator for oil-in-water emulsions and as a pH independent sustained release agent. Kolliwax^® SA acts as a plasticizer with included consistency factor in solid dispersions. It hardens suppository formulations and adjust their melting points.

As lipophilic lubricant Kolliwax^® SA Fine is the first choice for sensitive acidic APIs. It is used as lubricant and matrix former. It hardens suppository formulations and adjust their melting points.

Kolliwax^® S Fine can be used for various oral solid as well as semi-solid dosage forms: It can be used as a lubricant in oral dosage forms, matrix forming agent in sustained-release dosage forms, emulsifying and solubilizing agent in topical formulations and hardening agent in glycerin suppositories. Kolliwax^® S Fine is particularly suitable for sensitive APIs.

The best option for suppository masses or solid compositions.

With its excellent capability to form solid solutions, Soluplus^® is suitable for innovative processing technologies, such as hot melt extrusion. Soluplus^® was awarded with the CPhI Silver Innovation Award in 2010.