Cosmetic Research Reagents (for Experimental Use) — compiles chemicals commonly studied in cosmetic formulation, from hydroquinone glycoside skin-brightening compounds to moisturizing agents, emollients, and ultraviolet absorbers. This category gathers reagents with diverse functional groups, from phenolics to fatty acid esters, relevant to topical formulation research.
Cosmetic Research Reagents are used by formulation researchers and cosmetic scientists to test active ingredients such as arbutin and its derivatives in skin-brightening studies, or butylresorcinol in topical skin care research. Triethylhexanoin is commonly studied as a carrier emollient in cream and lotion bases, while avobenzone is studied in sunscreen formulations for its UV absorption characteristics.
Example products in this collection: TCI A0522 497-76-7 Arbutin, TCI C0335 9082-07-9 Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium Salt, TCI A0211 97-59-6 Allantoin, TCI C0821 199926-39-1 Chelidamic Acid Monohydrate, TCI T4161 7360-38-5 Triethylhexanoin, TCI C0968 6197-30-4 2-Ethylhexyl 2-Cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate, TCI B3773 18979-61-8 4-Butylresorcinol, TCI D0080 137-09-7 Amidol.
Pay attention to isomer forms (for example alpha-arbutin versus regular arbutin), purity level, and stability against light or heat, as these determine consistency of results in experimental formulation research. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.
Other categories parallel under Pharmaceutical Research Reagents (for Experimental Use), often used together in one laboratory workflow:
Back to Pharmaceutical Research Reagents (for Experimental Use). For large-volume procurement, special packaging, or specific grades, contact the AMI Scientific team — official distributor of TCI Japan in Indonesia — for availability checks and lead time directly from Japan.
