Personal care
Indopol® polybutenes are pure, clear and practically non-toxic polymers.  They can be formulated into personal care products such as lip gloss and roll-on deodorants.

If very high chemical and oxidative stability, and very low odor and taste are essential then Panalane® hydrogenated polybutene is the polymer of choice. Panalane is made via hydrogenation of Indopol polybutene to remove most of the double bonds. Two grades of Panalane are offered: Panalane L-14E and Panalane H-300E. Apart from the absence of unsaturation (as evidenced by the very low bromine number) the physical properties of Panalane are similar to Indopol polybutenes, and they can be easily emulsified.

Panalane polybutenes are used to formulate many personal care products, where their very high purity makes them candidates to replace squalane, fatty esters, and other emollients and expensive oils. Panalane polybutenes are bright, clear, viscous liquids with outstanding feel, waterproofing properties and moisturizing ability. This makes them ideal for use in cosmetics, sunscreens, lip preparations, eye shadow, stick and roll-on deodorants, creams and lotions. Panalane polybutenes economical price allows them to be used to upgrade the quality of personal care products currently formulated with mineral oils.

Laboratory tests show that Panalane polybutenes is non-irritating to eyes and skin, non-comedogenic, and non-toxic when ingested.