Zemea® in the real world

When performance matters, our petroleum-free diol solution offers multiple formulations (Zemea®, Zemea® USP-FCC & Zemea® USP-NF) to meet the exacting standards of a variety of markets and applications, our 100% plant-based performance brand, Zemea® propanediol, helps companies fulfill their sustainability goals without compromising on quality.

This multifunctional, preservative-boosting humectant and ingredient delivers high performance in a variety of consumer applications—from cosmetics and personal care to laundry and household cleaning. Plus, Zemea® propanediol is sustainably sourced and generates up to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions over its life.

A welcome alternative to petroleum-based carriers, Zemea® USP-FCC propanediol offers flavorists and food technologists reduced bitterness and enhanced sweetness in applications like beverages, extracts, dairy, flavors and colors, as well as processing aids and humectants.

Learn more about Zemea® for Food & Flavor Applications

Pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, personal care and other applications that require USP-NF standard can utilize Zemea® USP-NF propanediol as an alternative to petroleum-based glycols and glycerin. Additionally, Zemea® USP-NF propanediol may be used as an excipient for over-the-counter (OTC) oral and dermal pharmaceutical applications. 

Learn more about Zemea® for Pharma and Dietary Needs

• Cosmetics
• Skin Care
• Hair Care
• Oral Care
• Deodorants & Antiperspirants
• Home Care
• Pharmaceuticals & dietary supplements
• Food & Flavors

• Pure
• Petroleum-free
• Non-toxic and food safe
• 100% sustainably and renewably sourced
• USDA 100% certified bio-based product

• Ecovadis Silver
• Natural Products Association (NPA)
• USDA BioPreferred® Program – 100% Bio-based (plant-based)
• Natural Health Products Ingredient – Health Canada
• Complies with ISO 16128-1:2016
• EPA Design for the Environment (DfE)

• Food Chemicals Codex (FCC)
• United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
• Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)
• Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA # 4753)
• 100% Bio-based
• Kosher
• Halal
• Gluten-free
• GRAS
• Halal
• Halal Certificate Zemea®
• Halal Certificate Zemea® Select
• Halal Certificate Zemea® USP-FCC
• Halal Certificate Zemea® USP-NF
• Kosher
  • Kosher Certificate Zemea®
  • Kosher Certificate Zemea® Select
  • Kosher Certificate Zemea® USP-FCC
  • Kosher Certificate Zemea® USP-NF
• MyMicrobiome Standard 18.10 
• USP-NF
• USP-FCC
• FEMA #4753

• INCI Name: Propanediol
• EINECS Number: 207-997-3
• CAS Number: 504-63-2
• REACH – Registration Number: 01-2119489383-28-0000

• American Cleaning Institute (ACI)
• Cosmetic Executive Women
• IFT
• New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC)
• SCC
• Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association

Contact a Zemea® propanediol distributor in your area, or 

Request a Sample here or on UL Prospector.com