Soft-Touch, Durable & Sustainable TPE for Electric Shavers 

For today’s consumers, “less is more” captures a growing preference for simplicity and purpose. The minimalist mindset also influences grooming, where appearance expresses personal values. A neat haircut, clean shave, or well-tapered beard signals readiness to engage with the world. Yet personal values are about more than looks, especially when sustainability matters in choosing products.

This mindset drives current trends in personalized, holistic self-care, with personal care tools such as electric shavers designed to match consumers’ expectations for sustainability, ease of use, visual appeal, and dependable performance.

KRAIBURG TPE, a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers, presents the THERMOLAST® R series TPE solution. Developed for the Asia-Pacific market, it addresses the demand for sustainable TPE materials in personal care, consumer, and industrial applications. The TPE series is well-suited for electric shavers, offering a practical combination of comfort, durability, and design flexibility.

Material advantage for product reliability     
The THERMOLAST® R series TPE is suitable for multi-component injection molding, offering good flowability, superior mechanical properties, and excellent adhesion to PP, all ensuring durable component bonding and enhanced performance in electric shavers. With a broad hardness range (30 to 90 Shore A) and temperature stability up to 80 °C, the TPE series provides outstanding wear resistance and long-lasting reliability, even with frequent use.

User-focused benefits in ergonomics and style
The THERMOLAST® R sustainable TPE series is suitable for producing both soft, comfortable grips and more rigid, durable parts for electric shavers. It is an effective design solution for ergonomic grips and anti-slip surfaces that enhance user comfort and allow for greater precision. Featuring a flexible, non-sticky surface with excellent haptics, the TPE series provides a smooth, pleasant tactile feel that improves grip, delivering the precision and control valued by electric shaver users.

The TPE compounds also enable a wide range of design possibilities for electric shavers, offering in-house color options for aesthetic diversity through customizable colors, finishes, and textures.

Compliance to high standards of safety and sustainability
The THERMOLAST® R series rigorously complies with FDA CFR 21 standards, as well as REACH SVHC and RoHS regulations. Selected compounds from the series have been certified by the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). This strict adherence to global product standards highlights KRAIBURG TPE's commitment to providing high-quality advanced materials, sustainable sourcing, and responsible manufacturing practices.

Sustainability from the get-go
At KRAIBURG TPE, sustainability drives our innovation. Our portfolio includes bio-based TPEs and compounds with post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled content. Selected TPEs are certified under GRS and ISCC PLUS. We also provide Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data upon request to support sustainability decisions.

We proudly earned the EcoVadis Gold Medal in 2025 and are committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aligning our goals with global climate action.

From reducing emissions to increasing circularity, our sustainable TPEs deliver reliable performance and are available worldwide to support your applications while advancing your sustainability goals.

Get in touch today to learn how KRAIBURG TPE can support your sustainability and product development journey.

Disclaimer: The applications mentioned are illustrative of material capabilities only. Final product suitability and regulatory compliance must be assessed and validated by the customer.