Fibers
Finix Citrus Fiber
Finix Citrus Fiber is a circular solution obtained from upcycled orange peels and can be used in various applications.
Applications
- Cosmetics & Care: Finix Citrus Fiber can be found in cosmetic and personal care products, often used as a natural thickener and stabilizer in creams, lotions, and other formulations.
- Cleaning & Household: In the cleaning and household sector, this citrus fiber may contribute to various products as a natural cleaning agent or thickening agent in household cleaners.
- Building & Construction: It may have applications in the construction industry, potentially serving as an additive in construction materials to enhance properties such as viscosity and workability.
- Inks & Toner: Finix Citrus Fiber may be used in the formulation of inks and toners, possibly as a stabilizing or thickening agent to improve print quality.
- Lubricants & Greases: In this industry, citrus fiber might find utility as a natural thickener or additive in the formulation of lubricants and greases.
- Coatings & Paints: It can potentially be used in coatings and paints, possibly as a rheology modifier to control viscosity and improve application properties.
- Food: In the food industry, Finix Citrus Fiber may serve various purposes, such as a natural thickener, stabilizer, or dietary fiber additive in food products to enhance texture and nutritional content.
Unique Properties
- Sustainability: It is a sustainable, upcycled alternative to traditional thickeners, utilizing waste materials from the citrus industry.
- Softness: The fiber has a soft and silky feel. In a cream or gel, it feels fresh, light with no soaping.
- Citrus Fragrance: The fiber retains a subtle and pleasant orange scent but can also be neutral in odor and color.
- Water and oil absorption: Excellent water and oil absorption which can be used in w/o formulations as a thickening agent.
- Gives stability and texture: The fiber is available in different particle sizes.
- Increases viscosity: It acts as an emulsifying and rheology modifier, improving the rheology properties of water and oil-based coatings.
Alternative for: Traditional cellulose thickeners, gums.