Alkyl Acrylate Market Segments and Key Trends 2016-2026
Verfasser: pradnya_86 on Friday, 5 May 2017In the past decade, sales of cosmetics has spiralled which was mainly attributed to women becoming a major part of global workforce. Skin care has rose as an important trend in the global cosmetics market. In order to cope with this, manufacturers are consistently investing in development of chemicals that have multifunctional properties. One such chemical is alkyl acrylate. Butyl acrylate is one of the prominent members of alkyl acrylates. The other members include methyl, ethyl, and vinyl among others.
Alkyl acrylate contains two groups, hydrophobic and hydrophilic. Alkyl acrylate is used as a viscosity booster and absorbents. It is also used as an emulsion stabilizer, suspending agents, skin conditioning agents, and binders in personal care products. Alkyl acrylate is used in the personal care products which includes facial moisturizers, treatment creams, tanning lotions and sun creams among others. Alkyl acrylate is also used in shampoos, hair bleaching and colouring products. Alkyl acrylate also finds a wide range of application in pharmaceuticals industry including effervescent and chewable tablets and oral suspension medicines. These acrylates are used in surface coatings in the form of polymers. Alkyl acrylates also find application in textiles, paints and leather processing. The global alkyl acrylate market is expected to show a higher growth rate over the forecast period.
Alkyl Acrylate Market Dynamics