1. Purity for Beauty LANXESS Distribution – Your Partner for Personal Care
Warsaw, November 2014

2. LANXESS A Leading Specialty Chemicals Company
Background
Spin-off from Bayer in 2004, listed in the DAX since 2012
Core business: plastics, synthetic rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals
Name: combination of "lancer" (French: “to set in motion”) and "success”
Global success story
52 sites worldwide
Around 17,000 employees in 31 countries
Global sales of € 8.3 billion in 2013
Strategy of targeted innovation
Vital role in LANXESS’ growth
Focus on process and product innovation 2

3. LANXESS Distribution Serving Specialty Markets
Personal Care
Flavors & Fragrances
A reliable partner for the global cosmetics industry for more than 15 years.
Product portfolio for the Flavors & Fragrances industry.
Agriculture
Biodiesel
Animal Nutrition

4. LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin
effective against a broad range of arthropods
low concentration required
favorable product profile 4

5. LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae
independent field study (Constantin et al.)
Saltidin shows best protection in 4 different concentrations tested
(0.1 g/cm², 0.3 g/cm², 0.6 g/cm² and 0.8 g/cm²)
Saltidin shows best performance over time 5

6. LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Lone Star Tick
independent lab study (Caroll at al.)
Saltidin shows same performance as DEET at much lower concentration
Saltidin shows better performance than IR3535 at same concentration 6

7. LANXESS Distribution Insect Repellent Saltidin: Key Selling Points
well-proven active ingredient
protects against many different kinds of arthropods (numerous efficacy studies available)
skin-friendly and low penetration potential
effective at lower concentration than DEET
recommended by WHO
in contrast to DEET no compatibility issues with other materials 7

8. PUROLAN® Glucan A new natural anti-aging active

9. Sources and Structure of -Glucan
biopolymer comprised of D-glucose units
oat glucan: 1,4 and 1,3 linkages
yeast and mushroom glucan: 1,3 and 1,6 linkages
different linkage leads to different physical and biological properties 2 3

10. PUROLAN® Glucan Innovative Purification and Dispersion Process
gentle yet more profound extraction process
maintains structure
reduces peptide content
stable aqueous dispersion without chemical modification
natural origin is maintained
easy processibility

11. PUROLAN® Glucan Proof of Efficacy
Efficacy study for anti-aging effects
performed by independent test laboratory
5 % PUROLAN® Glucan
(corresponding to 0.25 % -Glucan)
test panel of 40 women
test period of 4 weeks
 significant improvement of
skin parameters !

12. -Glucans Additional benefit of Yeast Glucan
Langerhans cells
form a vital part of dermal immune system
are responsible for identifying pathogens and mutations
depletion of Langerhans cells
by UV radiation (sun light)
with human age
 Langerhans cells are activated by yeast glucan
 yeast glucan counteracts negative effect of sun and aging!

13. PUROLAN® Glucan Take Home Message
PUROLAN® Glucan – an innovative active for cosmetics
100 % natural product based on yeast
innovative extraction and dispersion process
ensuring high purity
allowing for easy processability
proven efficacy on skin
recommended for anti-aging and
sun care products

14. Thank you very much for your attention!