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Inolex is a fiercely independent company that designs sustainable ingredients for health, beauty, and wellness.

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We don’t swim with the current; we create it. We envision and realise solutions to advance the needs of our customers. We challenge ourselves and the industry to think differently.

Honoring nature, we design emerging technologies that ensure the safe and optimum performance of leading brands in more than 85 countries.

Our designers are guided by the Principles of Green Chemistry, to invent the future of sustainable ingredient platforms. By balancing conscious science with nature and artistry, our imaginative approaches become the building blocks for exceptional products that care for people and our planet.

We are Inolex. Thinkers, Designers, Creators, and Rebels.

Our Senior Leadership Team

  • David C.A, Plimpton – Chief Executive Officer
  • Neil Washburn – Ph.D. President
  • Art Knox – VP, Global Head of Sales
  • Michael J. Fevola – Ph.D. VP, Research & Development
  • Ted Laarkamp – VP, Global Supply Chain
  • Lisa Gandolfi – Ph.D. VP, Marketing
  • Mike Dall – VP, Finance & Administration
  • Ron Lopez - Director of Operations, Charlotte

Product Categories

  • Safe Preservation
  • Plant-Based Hair Care
  • Sustainable Silicone Alternatives
  • Natural Sensory Emollients
  • Natural Emulsifiers & Texturizers
  • Biodegradable Film Formers
  • Traceable Extracts

Our Products

  • LexSolv™ Essential- 100% Natural and EO-Free Solubilizer. 
  • AminoSensyl™ Ultra – 100% natural BTAC Replacement that’s easy on the ocean. 
  • AminoSensyl™ HC - 100% natural self-emulsifying skin care system 
  • LexFeel® WOW and WOW DT – 100% natural cyclomethicone alternatives, palm-free and NSF certified. 
  • LexFeel® D4 and LexFeel D5 – Cyclotetrasiloxane and Cyclopentasiloxane alternatives. 
  • LexFeel® N Series – 100% natural dimethicone alternatives. 
  • ProCondition 22™ - Non-Quat conditioning agent and emulsifier. Replacement for BTAC, CTAC, or SAPDMA. 
  • Kerazyne™ MB – Multi-functioning conditioning polymer, and an alternative for polyquaternium and amodimethicone chemistries. 
  • LexFeel® Natural – 100% natural non-palm emollient cyclomethicone replacement. 
  • LexFilm™ Sun Natural MB – 100% plant-based biodegradable film former optimized for suncare applications. 
  • WetFilm™ MB – Water-resistant film former which remains clear when applied to wet skin. 
  • Spectrastat™ GHL Natural – 100% natural, easy to formulate, versatile paraben-free preservative 
  • Lexgard® MHG Natural MB – 100% natural preservation component and anti-soaping agent 
  • Phytotrace™ – Traceable, sustainable botanical extracts, NSF certified 

Global Footprint

Global Headquarters:

  • Philadelphia, PA USA

Offices:

  • USA
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Germany
  • UK
  • China
  • India
  • Korea

Manufacturing:

  • USA
  • Brazil
  • France
  • Korea

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