Name: SEPAWA Congress 2025: Dow highlights bio-based ingredient for versatile hair care
Uploaded: 2025-10-29T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 5 min 7 s
Description: Alessandra Marelli, regional marketing manager of EMEA for personal care at Dow, tells us about the company’s CD-2 polymer Dexcare, which won an award at the SEPAWA Congress. The multifunctional hair care ingredient brings versatility to formulators while being sustainable and bio-based. The solution is suitable for shampoo, conditioner, and hair treatments.

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SEPAWA Congress 2025: Dow highlights bio-based ingredient for versatile hair care

29 Oct 2025 | Dow

Alessandra Marelli, regional marketing manager of EMEA for personal care at Dow, tells us about the company’s CD-2 polymer Dexcare, which won an award at the SEPAWA Congress. The multifunctional hair care ingredient brings versatility to formulators while being sustainable and bio-based. The solution is suitable for shampoo, conditioner, and hair treatments.

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