German BASF SE, abbreviated as BASF, is one of the largest chemical plants in the world. It is an industrial empire, and cosmetics raw materials are only one of its sub-businesses, accounting for only 5% of its turnover. The company is headquartered in ludwigshafen on the Rhine.
Company logo: We create chemistry.
BASF entered the market of Taiwan Province Province more than half a century ago, and set up a branch company-BASF Taiwan Province Province Co., Ltd. in 1969, and set up OURFOREST laboratory in 1990, mainly to propose solutions to Asian skin problems. BASF plans to achieve sales of1200 million euros (about 85 billion yuan) in China in 2020.
In the field of personal skin care, BASF's products mainly include surfactants, emulsifiers, polymers, emollients, active ingredients, pigments, ultraviolet filters, anti-scratch agents and so on. It has the supply market of most cosmetics in the world. Half of the cosmetics brands in the world are its customers.
In China, many well-known enterprises such as Fang La Jahwa and Huanya Group are BASF's partners.
At present, China's agent for BASF's basic raw materials is Foshan Xin 'an Chemical.
The agent of BASF active substances is Guangzhou Miaosen.
The agent of BASF sunscreen is Guangzhou Longhui Trading Co., Ltd. ..
Each agent has a different focus.
In fact, the production technology of cosmetic raw materials is in place and can be made. It's just that the quality and content are different.
For example: D Panthenol Company (BASF)
INCI name: d panthenol USP
Name: original B5 vitamin
Appearance: colorless transparent viscous liquid
For skin: It can promote the metabolism of protein, fat and sugar, protect skin and mucous membrane, and prevent and treat small wrinkles, inflammation, sun exposure and erosion. It is a non-sticky moisturizing ingredient, which has a strong moisturizing effect, similar to the sebum membrane of the skin, and is easy to absorb, penetrate and infiltrate the stratum corneum on the skin surface, making the skin soft, effectively preventing skin roughness, achieving the effects of skin moisturizing and tissue repair, and giving skin luster.
For hair: improve hair luster, prevent hair loss, promote hair growth, keep hair moist, reduce hair bifurcation, prevent brittle fracture, protect, repair and care the head.
Adding 0.5% to the whole formula has a good effect.
In fact, BASF has too many classic raw materials, which will be introduced in detail later.