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Beauty begins here

At Ingredients and Specialties (I+S) from Univar Solutions, we believe true beauty begins with exceptional innovation. We’re more than just a specialty ingredients supplier; we’re your strategic market partner providing technical expertise, market trend insights, and brand support to help you develop and launch the next generation of skin, hair, sun, and personal care products that truly resonate with today’s consumers and stand out in a competitive market.

Ingredients that define the industry – with confidence

The beauty landscape moves fast, and staying ahead demands agility and confidence. With unmatched access to specialty ingredients, deep technical expertise, regulatory guidance, and real-time market intelligence, Ingredients + Specialties (I+S) from Univar Solutions empowers formulators to stay ahead. Behind the scenes, our dedicated Brand team also supports your success, providing supply chain trends and risk analysis, helping you confidently navigate market volatility and mitigate potential risks.

Put our leading portfolio of specialty products, innovative capabilities, and distribution network to the test. Backed by a team equipped to troubleshoot and provide on-hand formulary support, we ensure your product development stays on track, from concept to consumer.

Innovating for efficacy, safety, and a sustainable future
Today’s consumers prioritize product efficacy, safety, and sustainability – and so do we. We’re always thinking ahead, leveraging real-time trend analysis and predictive formulation strategies to create prototypes that exceed evolving consumer demands. Our team stays aligned with the latest regulatory changes and market insights and continuously captures the ever-evolving attention of today’s beauty connoisseurs.

Partner with us to create the next beauty breakthrough. Explore our innovative ingredients, formulation expertise, and prototype capabilities today.

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Luxury Redefined: Affordable Beauty Care Formulas & Ingredients

Formulate quality beauty care products that deliver results without compromising affordability or sustainability.

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Beauty knows no boundaries

Discover our genderless beauty line that includes everything, inclusive formulas with textures, performance, and benefits for everyone looking to upgrade their beauty wardrobe.

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Metaverse is the new universe

Are you ready to enter the beautyverse? Learn how the metaverse and will change the beauty and personal care industry for brands, products, and consumers.

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Forever impressions

Discover Forever Impressions – enjoy these formulations curated for your region that encourage play, while promoting best in class sustainable solutions - available in EMEA.

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Beauty & personal care trends

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Navigating affordable luxury in beauty & personal care market

Learn how personal care brands are redefining luxury with quality ingredients, paving the way for a new beauty era that is affordable and sustainable.

Innovative ingredients drive product development

Throughout our extensive portfolio, personal care formulators can find the right ingredient solutions for the following beauty and personal care market segments:

Skin care is evolving to address consumers’ specific needs for healthier skin, including research and technological advancements have led to product innovations for various skin types. Are your customers seeking vitamin fortification, hydration, anti-aging, or plant-based skin care solutions? Explore our expansive selection of ingredients for skin care products.
Sun care is experiencing continuous demand for effective, sustainable, and reef-safe sun protection products. Univar Solutions has one of the most comprehensive personal care ingredient portfolios in the industry and proudly offers a range of organic UVA and UVB filters, emollients, and naturally derived extract ingredients to make your sunscreen formulations successful.
Hair care continues thriving. There is an increased focus on natural and sustainable products that deliver high-quality results without sacrificing performance. Hair care is also seeing a rise in demand for personalized solutions tailored to meet individual needs and preferences. Whether formulating products for hair conditioning, damaged hair repair, or adding voluminous locks,
choose from some of the most in-demand hair care ingredients industrywide.
Rinse off is all about reducing complications. Conscientious consumers desire more natural, simpler formulas with fewer ingredients (perceived as gentler on the scalp, hair, and skin) and eco-friendly, more sustainable products with lower environmental impacts. The ethos of rinse-off formulations focuses on transparent, traceable ingredients, minimalistic labels to inspire consumer confidence in a product's content, and biodegradability for peace of mind.
Color cosmetics consumers prioritize using natural and organic ingredients in their daily beauty and personal care routines. To meet these market trends, brands continue to explore and develop ingredients that provide eco-friendly, vibrant, and unique colors in their performance pigment formulations. Discover cosmetic ingredient highlights from our portfolio.

Choosing the right ingredients for personal care and beauty products minimizes their ecological impacts on the planet. For decades, the beauty industry has been a leader in using renewable, upcycled, and ethically sourced ingredients to reduce its carbon footprint.

The benefits of sustainable beauty product formulation

Sustainable beauty and personal care ingredients are crucial to the industry as they promote ethical sourcing, upcycled ingredients, and carbon-conscious manufacturing processes. Beauty brands and manufacturers can significantly decrease plastic waste usage by using recycled materials and adopting refillable packaging. Minimizing water and energy consumption during production can create a more sustainable supply chain for beauty ingredients.

Consumer interest in where their products come from has put ethical sourcing for ingredients at the forefront of beauty and personal care formulations. By working with local communities to harvest natural ingredients, supporting efforts to combat climate change, and promoting biodiversity conservation, brands can help to ensure the well-being of their workers and ecosystems. Beauty producers who uphold these practices can then authentically connect with their customers.

By embracing eco-conscious beauty and personal care ingredients through our global Solution Centers and brand development services, producers can meet the growing consumer demand for sustainable products while contributing to a more sustainable future for the beauty industry and the planet’s well-being.

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Sustainability in Beauty and personal care

Plant-based, renewable ingredients are the future. Staying true to our commitment to a forward-thinking, ethical, and holistic sustainability journey, we are going beyond traditional distribution to support our efforts to help keep global communities healthy, clean, fed and safe.

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