PVP Polyvinyl pyrrolidone powder

Description

Description:
PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and industrial applications. Known for its excellent film-forming, binding, emulsifying, and stabilizing properties, PVP enhances product performance in both topical and ingestible formulations. It is odorless, tasteless, and available in different molecular weights (grades such as K-30, K-90) to suit varied applications.

1️⃣ Pharmaceutical / Nutraceutical Customers

PVP – High-Performance Excipient for Formulations
PVP is extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry as a binder, stabilizer, and solubilizer. It improves the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs, enhances tablet strength, and ensures even dispersion in liquid formulations.

Key Benefits:
• Functions as a binder in tablets and capsules.
• Acts as a solubilizing agent, improving drug absorption.
• Used as a suspending and dispersing agent in syrups and liquids.
• Forms stable complexes with active ingredients, enhancing stability.
• Safe, inert, and widely accepted excipient (GRAS status in food & pharma).

Common Uses:
Pharma / Nutraceutical:
• Tablet and capsule binder.
• Oral suspensions and syrups.
• Film-coating for tablets.
• Solubility enhancer in solid dispersions.

Food & Beverage (when food-grade PVP is used):
• Clarifying agent in beverages like wine, beer, and vinegar.

Appearance: White to off-white powder (odorless, tasteless).
Origin: Synthetic (petrochemical-derived).
Solubility: Freely soluble in water and many organic solvents.
Shelf Life: 2–3 years if stored in a cool, dry place in sealed packaging.

2️⃣ Cosmetic / Personal Care Customers

PVP – Film Former & Styling Polymer for Beauty Formulations
In cosmetics and personal care, PVP is valued for its film-forming, thickening, and stabilizing properties. It helps create flexible, transparent films and provides hold in hair styling products, while also stabilizing emulsions and suspensions.

Skin & Hair Care Benefits:
• Provides hold and structure in hair gels, sprays, and mousses.
• Forms a clear, flexible film on skin and hair.
• Improves texture, viscosity, and stability of creams and lotions.
• Helps suspend and evenly distribute pigments in color cosmetics.
• Reduces flaking in styling products compared to traditional resins.

Wellness & Skincare Uses:
• Hair styling products (gels, sprays, mousses).
• Creams, lotions, and emulsions as a stabilizer.
• Color cosmetics for improved pigment dispersion.
• Face masks and peel-off gels (film-forming property).

Appearance: Fine, white hygroscopic powder.
Origin: Synthetic polymer.
Solubility: Highly water-soluble; soluble in ethanol and other polar solvents.
Shelf Life: 2–3 years when stored in airtight, moisture-free containers.

⚠️ Note: PVP is non-toxic and generally recognized as safe (GRAS), but quality grade (pharma, food, or cosmetic) should be carefully matched to the intended application.