Personal care - the science in beauty
DSM Nutritional Products produces ingredients to protect, correct, vitalize and strengthen skin and hair.

We offer our customers in the cosmetic industry a world-leading portfolio of vitamins, bioactive ingredients and UV filters. Our Personal Care R & D department is involved in the discovery and development of technically superior new ingredients for skin care, sun care and hair care products.

• Vitamins
  help to confer protection, correction and renewal of hair, skin and nails. Addition of vitamins at the proper levels in formulated vehicles can enhance the performance of cosmetics and toiletries. Of particular interest in cosmetics are Vitamins A, E, C, D, Panthenol (pro-Vitamin B5), Vitamins B3, B6, K1, Biotin (Vitamin H).

• UV filters
  are ingredients, which absorb, reflect, or block harmful ultraviolet A and B radiation. They are formulated into sun care products to give a specific SPF number. As the damage to skin and hair resulting from daily exposure to sunlight is uncovered, UV filters are also becoming popular in day care products, such as moisturisers, shampoo, conditioners and leave-on. UV filters are also used to protect the integrity of cosmetic products, ensuring the colour and the fragrance do not change over time. Our UV filters are marketed under the exclusive PARSOL® brand.

• Other speciality ingredients
  
  ¤  Phytantriol is used in hair care to protect against mechanical damage & hot blow-drying.
  
  ¤ Omega-6 Oils (Borage Oil and Evening Primrose Oil) are natural skin moisturisers.
  
  ¤ Carotenoids such as beta-carotene or lycopene are used as colorants or antioxidants in skin care and lip care.
  
  ¤ Emulsifiers enable the harmonious integration between the oil phase and the aquenous phase resulting in cosmetic products that give an elegant feel and a brilliant shine. Our emulsifiers are marketed under the exclusive AMPHISOL® brand.
  
  ¤ TEAVIGO™ is positioned as pure (>94% on dry basis) EGCG, the major active component from green tea. No other single natural ingredient of constant and high quality is known to address three major concerns of oral health simultaneously. With the potential to innovate oral care products based on the following target benefits:
       - Anti-plaque / anti-caries
       - Anti-gingivitis
       - Combats bad breath
  
  ¤ BeauActive™ MTP is a breakthrough in peptide research. 
  
  ¤ Pentapharm for effective anti-aging, self-tanning, body-slimming and whitening products. In the pharmaceutical and diagnostics field Pentapharm offers specialized products for niche applications in the context of human blood coagulation disorders. Examples for Pentapharm’s innovative Personal Care portfolio include amongst others: Syn®-Ake; Vialox®; Alpaflor®