If you’re looking for refreshingly different ingredients to give your next product stand out, then you’re in luck! We’ve already toured the globe to partner with the most innovative suppliers that offer novel and effective solutions for cosmetic formulations.
With a wide variety of natural, sustainable and effective alternatives to synthetics – our partners also deliver fascinating sourcing stories, unusual approaches to upcycling and advanced technology that will take your formulations to the next level.
STARTING ACROSS THE CHANNEL... IN FRANCE
Marine, Plant & Mineral Origin
Odycea take inspiration from botanical intelligence to develop exceptional active ingredients with proven efficacy in skincare. Their entire range is:
- COSMOS certified
- Preservative free
- Locally sourced, fully traceable
- Eco-extracted, protecting biodiversity
- Approved for use in China.
Upcycled & Sustainable Options
With almost half of their portfolio comprised of ingredients from upcycled sources, their commitment to sustainability goes beyond their B-Corp certification for Laboratoires Expanscience. Their portfolio, backed by efficacy testing, includes:
- Upcycled, organic and COSMOS certified actives
- Both hydrosoluble and liposoluble for skin, hair and body
- Sensorial ingredients including precious oils and butters.
Extracting the Best of Nature
An expert in natural, functional, sensorial and active emollients, Sophim is the market leader of upcycled olive squalane production as well as:
- Natural waxes for building texture & body
- Vegetable-based alternatives to Petrolatum
- Range of organic certified oils & butters
Naturel Basics
Specialising in natural and certified organic ingredients for the cosmetics industry including:
- Hydroglycerin plant extracts
- Oily macerates
- Floral waters
- Exfoliating powders & clays
- Dried extracts
- Natural colourants
- Vegetable oils
ACROSS EUROPE
Italian Biotech Masters
Roelmi HPC offer a range of sustainable active ingredients developed from biotechnology, centred around controlled fermentation, harnessing microorganisms to extract precious active ingredients, or naturally based plant sources.
This includes their range of full spectrum Hyalurons for targeted biological action on skin, as well as highly efficacious natural and microbiota inspired actives and patented delivery platforms.
Upcycled Options
Several of Roelmi’s ingredients also come from upcycled sources.
With exclusive partnerships in place with fruit juice producers to take waste fractions from fruit juice concentration and turn them into biologically active fruit waters for cosmetics.
Along with upcycled olive oil fractions, also obtained through a partnership with an olive-oil producer in the food industry.
In collaboration with Evident, we can guarantee support for all our customers in all stages of R&D in their projects (including challenge testing). Just contact your Infinity Account Manager to find out more.
Spanish Delivery Systems
INdermal provide pharmaceutical inspired delivery systems adapted for the cosmetics industry.
They not only improve the efficiency of cosmetic ingredients by up to 20x but also protect the active ingredients from oxidation, light, degradation, and integration with other ingredients.
INdermal: Facts to Know
INdermal use pure phospholipids that are pharma grade. They use their own specific methods of manufacture that are the same as for medical liposomes and are able to modify the formulation and characteristics of the liposomes to achieve a targeted release.
They are also able to manufacture liposomes at high concentrations (15 times higher than other similar products) with higher entrapment efficiencies - which together with the ability to transport the active to the target layers results in products with high efficacy.
In addition, INdermal can make tailor-made, low MOQ liposome developments specific to clients’ needs, containing the active ingredient(s) they want and releasing it in the target layer they want. All at a far more reasonable price than you might think.
FURTHER AFIELD
Brazillian Biodiversity
Citróleo provides a range of natural, sustainable raw materials for skincare, haircare, bodycare & even petcare! All sourced in partnership with local communities with a zero-waste approach.
- CitroForest – cold processed oils & butters
- CitroGreen Actives – 100% natural & sustainable with proven efficacy
- CitroNature & CitroTech – natural surfactants from traceable plant sources, free from palm oil.
- CitroPet – 100% natural, vegan & cruelty free actives exclusively for pet care
Citróleo: Did you know?
Peruvian Partnership
Derbiotec specialise in adding value to the Peruvian Tara tree via biotechnological transformation. This plant has been used traditionally by the Incas as medicine for irritated skin for years.
Tara Seed Gum is a cost effective natural thickener & stabiliser that provides moisturisation to the skin. By working closely with the local growers, Derbiotec ensure fair trade and biodiversity protection
Infinity Ingredients Elements
Our own range of oils and butters are carefully sourced from around the world.
We have everything from basic oils to the exotic and rare.
If what you are looking for is not in our standard range, try us! We can source your material using our extensive network of growers, suppliers and traders.
Skin & Hair Essential
Kahai Oil is a cold pressed, 100% natural and proven anti-ageing oil from our partner Kahai. It has a high skin penetration capability with a dry feel.
Its high content of Vitamin E, F and also Vitamin A (Retinol) nourishes, softens and repairs, damaged skin and hair. On hair, it provides thermal protection, repairs split ends, increases gloss and reduces frizz at high humidity, outperforming Argan oil. See the results here.
Throughout November the Kahai team are available for meetings with our UK customerst to share more details and support your briefs.
A global manufacturer of retinol and its derivatives as well as other vitamins. Retinol is well-known for its use in topical skin preparations such as face creams, anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle etc. Its efficacy in providing benefits like skin smoothing, erasing fine lines and wrinkles and improving skin firmness has been well documented over the years.
From New Zealand, Bioactive Totarol™ is a 100% natural, organic and unique ingredient sustainably sourced from the heartwood of recycled Totara trees. This magical ingredient has antibacterial properties, being very effective at fighting acne causing bacteria as well as pathogenic bacteria. With anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant properties (7 times more effective than vitamin E), it is proven to be a stable and highly effective multifunctional ingredient for cosmetic formulators.
K.S. Pearl
By carefully selecting high quality powder materials and applying their state-of-the-art surface treatment technology, K.S. Pearl provide perfect quality powders and coloured pigments to help cosmetic formulators successfully develop innovative products and create new beauty.
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TC USA
US based, TC USA brings several innovative ingredient and technology companies to the worldwide Personal Care market.
Their portfolio is comprised of three distinct product lines which offer performance driven, highly functional, cost effective, natural and natural based specialty ingredients, including:
- Essa Technologies - natural based skin feel modifiers and gelling agents.
- TCL Innovations - natural and plant-based specialty surfactants and mild cleansing systems.
- Zenitech – a patented line of film formers, moisturisers, conditioners and glossing agents.
