Product description:
✨ Award-Winning. Skin-Loving. Mind-Soothing.
Pickmulse™, developed by Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant, is a revolutionary, surfactant-free emulsifier that’s changing the game in cosmetic formulation. Winner of the BSB Innovation Award, In-Cosmetics Green Ingredient Awad and Best Functional Ingredient Award, Pickmulse™ delivers exceptional performance, unparalleled sensory appeal, and a deep connection to sustainability and well-being.
🌱 100% Naturally Inspired
Crafted from organic Bolivian quinoa starch, Pickmulse™ is vegan, allergen-free, biodegradable, and responsibly sourced. It supports sustainable development via partnerships with the Pro Inpa Foundation in the Andes.🧪 Next-Level Formulation
Pickmulse™ creates Pickering emulsions with no surfactants, producing stable, ultra-white emulsions with a soft, powdery finish. Compatible with glycols, ethanol, pigments, and UV filters, it emulsifies up to 20% oil with 5% usage. It's ideal for everything from light sprays to rich solid creams. Due to the swelling properties of Quinoa, Pickmulse™ has to be processed cold.🧠 Skin Meets Brain – The Science of Well-Being
Clinically tested, Pickmulse™ uniquely stimulates both conscious and unconscious well-being, activating brain regions associated with relaxation, happiness, and reward. EEG and MRI studies prove it: Pickmulse™ outperforms traditional emulsifiers in enhancing emotional response and skin sensation.Here’s how it works:
The skin and brain are tightly connected via the neurocutaneous system, with free nerve endings and mechanoreceptors in the skin sending signals directly to the brain.
EEG Study: Showed that users experienced greater relaxation with Pickmulse emulsions compared to traditional ones (e.g. Glyceryl Stearate + PEG-100 Stearate).
fMRI Study: Demonstrated that Pickmulse™ uniquely activated:
✅ Right and Left Primary Somatosensory Cortex – enhancing tactile awareness
✅ Secondary Somatosensory Cortex & Dorsal Posterior Insula – strongly linked to positive emotions
✅ Prefrontal Cortex – associated with well-being
✅ Striatum – the brain’s reward center stimulating motivation and happiness
📊 Results Summary:
- 4× higher stimulation of somatosensory regions
- 3× stronger activation of emotional “feel-good” centers
- 2× higher activity in reward and motivation zones
👩🔬 Validated by Science. Loved by Consumers.
In a consumer study with 100 women in France:
- Over 80% felt their skin “loved” the Pickmulse™ formulations. They praised the skin feel, visual appeal, and increased sense of comfort and well-being
- 60–70% preferred the texture and overall experience over their regular creams
- Notable improvements in skin softness, balance and emotional response after just one week
💧 A New Era of Holistic Skincare
Pickmulse™ emulsions:
- Are microbiome-friendly and non-irritating
- Improve skin barrier better than leading emulsifiers
- Leave a powdery-soft, non-greasy finish
- Deliver a visibly balanced, radiant complexion
Pickmulse™ is more than an emulsifier—it's a holistic ingredient that connects science, sustainability, and sensorial beauty.
Pickmulse™ - Surfactant-free O/W emulsifier for Pickering emulsions
INCI
Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Country availability
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Application areas
Eye care, Baby care, Color cosmetics, Facial care, Hand and foot care, Intimate care, Body care, Men's care
Claim
Pudriges und weiches Hautgefühl/Powdery and soft skin feel, Spraybare, leichte und reiche Formulierung/Sprayable, light and rich formulations, Ultra weisse Emulsionen/Ultra white emulsions, Zieht schnell ein/High Penetration, Tensidfrei/Surfactant-free, Reduziert TEWL stärker als vergleichbare Emulgatoren/Reduces TEWL stronger than comparable emulsifiers, Mikrobiomfreundlich/ Microbiome-friendly, Konsistente Aktivierung in somatosensorisch-bezogenen Bereichen/Consistent activations in somatosensory related areas
Solubility
Water-soluble
Dose
3 - 5 %