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We represent leading global manufacturers. Click a logo or link to visit the supplier’s website or open their brochure.
Kobo Products
Headquartered in New Jersey, USA, Kobo is a powder and dispersion specialist that has supplied innovative raw materials to the cosmetic industry since 1987: surface-treated pigments, microspheres, sun care and colour dispersions, silicone fluids, natural ingredients, effect pigments, boron nitride and delivery systems.
Seiwa Kasei
Based in Osaka, Japan, Seiwa Kasei develops ingredients from hydrolysed natural proteins, combined with purification and chemical modification technologies. Its range includes plant protein derivatives, glycerol ascorbic acid derivatives, encapsulated organic sunscreens and unique protein-silicone hybrid polymers.
AQIA
Established in 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil, AQIA supplies hair and skin care actives and functional ingredients, including natural and vegan-friendly options, coffee, olive and coconut oil derivatives, esters, thickeners, polymers, quats, self-emulsifying bases and micronisation technologies for colour cosmetics.
Contipro
A biotechnology company from Dolní Dobrouč, Czech Republic, producing pharmaceutical and cosmetic actives since 1990. Its flagship is high-purity hyaluronic acid, alongside peptides, cross-linked hyaluronic acid and oil-soluble hyaluronic acid derivatives.
Aldivia
Based in Lyon, France, Aldivia sources raw materials ethically, respects biotrade principles and builds sustainable supply chains. It supplies natural oils (including African oils), butters and waxes, patented oil-soluble anti-ageing actives and water-dispersible oils.
Assessa
From São Paulo, Brazil, Assessa develops green, high-efficiency bioactives drawing on Brazil’s biodiversity. Its portfolio includes natural and marine-derived ingredients, many Eco-certified, natural rheology builders, exfoliants, fruit extracts and fragrance filter aids.
Ethox Chemicals
Based in South Carolina, USA, Ethox has served the industry since 1968. It specialises in moisturisers, surfactants, dispersants, opacity control, lubricity, foam enhancers and reducers, emollients, rheology modifiers and pH adjusters.
Stephenson Personal Care
A division of the Stephenson Group in Leeds, UK, with soap-making roots dating back to 1856. Today it manufactures soap-based products and naturally derived polyglycerol esters, including sustainable emulsifiers and solubilisers.
Ellamera™ by Kraton
Kraton Corporation, based in Houston, USA, develops bio-based chemicals and speciality polymers. Its Ellamera™ hydrogenated styrene copolymers add structure, viscosity, water repellency and an exceptional sensory feel to oil-based products.
Oat Cosmetics
Founded in Southampton, UK, in 2008, Oat Cosmetics researches and supplies natural ingredients derived mainly from oats, produced with sustainable farming and full traceability from field to face, and backed by comprehensive data packs.
Selco-GfN
Based near Heidelberg, Germany. The Selco line offers premium actives and plant extracts; the GfN line offers plant-derived actives, polysaccharides, rheology modifiers, antioxidants, metabolic activators and native collagen and elastin solutions.
Tagra Biotechnologies
A pioneer in microencapsulated ingredients such as vitamins, oils, sunscreen agents and pigments. Tagra’s friction-released microcapsules improve stability, efficacy and compatibility for more than 40 actives and pigments.
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