Beauty and Personal Care

At IFF, we’re blending science and creativity to transform the beauty and personal care industry. Our focus on high-performing ingredients driven by an integrated sustainability approach delivers solutions that answer consumer’s evolving aspirations for beauty and personal care products.

66%

of women (58% of men) trust products with a scientific claim to be developed more rigorously or to be more efficient.¹

Beauty and Personal Care

Discover how our innovative solutions can drive the performance and sensorial experience of your beauty and personal care products.

skin care

Skin Care

Today’s savvy consumers seek out hero ingredients in their skin care. Discover how our ingredients and fragrance solutions can drive the performance and sensorial experience of your personal care products.

hair care

Hair Care

With the growing “skinification” trend, consumers are treating their scalp and hair with the same care as their skin, raising the bar for premium products regardless of hair type or desired benefits. Uncover the benefits of our ingredients and fragrance ingredients in your hair care formulations.

body wash

Body Wash

Consumers seek personal wash products that not only elevate their hygiene routine but also offer science-backed benefits and sensorial experiences. Explore how our ingredients and fragrance solutions can meet these evolving consumer expectations.

Deodorant

Deodorant

Consumers demand more than just sweat protection from their deodorants. They seek solutions that combat odor, provide long lasting freshness and a fragrance experience, while also addressing growing concerns about skin health and sustainability.

Our Solutions

We offer a diverse portfolio of award-winning ingredients and innovative fragrance solutions for a range of beauty and personal care products.

GENENCARE_shutterstock_2409993571

GENENCARE® Actives

AURIST_shutterstock_2169871893

AURIST™ Functionals

micro LMR

LMR Natural Ingredients

Scent_shutterstock_2459811759

Scent Solutions

The Science Behind

Science of Osmolytes

Science of Osmolytes

When the skin is stressed by external factors like UV rays, heat or cold, the water balance of skill cells is disrupted. Osmolytes are naturally occurring molecules that help manage water balance and protect the skin from dehydration due to environmental stress.

Nature’s Answer to Moisturization and Protection

We have developed a proprietary process to extract two major osmolytes, betaine (GENENCARE® OSMS BA) and inositol (GENENCARE® OSMS MI), from sugar beets to provide moisturization, protection, energizing and sensory benefits for skin and haircare products.

Science of osmolytes 1

Meet Our Experts

Clementine

“The expertise of our scientists is at the heart of our Body Care scent design. IFF’s Science of Performance platform offers technical teams opportunities to innovate everyday combining the best of science with category expertise.

Clementine Marteau-Roussy,
Body Care Scent Technical Director
Agnes-Duprat-silo

“Driven by the innovative spirit of our R&D scientists, LMR is exploring new horizons in natural fragrance ingredients, revealing cosmetics and wellness benefits.”

Agnès Duprat,
Heath & Wellness Natural Innovation Manager , LMR Naturals
Natnael-Behabtu-silo

“The greatest future opportunities lie with the companies and innovators who use new flexible platforms, natural or inspired by nature, to deliver sustainable alternatives to traditional synthetic polymers, and with superior performance.”

Natnael Behabtu,
Principal Scientist , Home & Personal Care, H&B
Clementine
Agnes-Duprat-silo
Natnael-Behabtu-silo

Concept Formulations

Inspired by the latest consumer trends and technological advances, our cosmetic scientists create concept formulations featuring our active and functional ingredients.

Oum line 2 1

Oum

Our body care formulation collection developed for your evening wind-down ritual.

Quartz line 2 1

Quartz

The difference is clear: Quartz is a haircare formulation collection focused on clear and natural formulas.

No filter 1 1

No Filter

A feminine hygiene line which enhances the female journey of sexual discovery and pleasure.

Up line 1 alt 1

UP!

Featuring upcycled ingredients from side streams, this collection offers a fuss-free routine.

Sustainability

At IFF, sustainability is a core value that aligns with our commitment to positively impact both the environment and society. We’re applying our world-class science and creativity to develop solutions that have a positive environmental and societal impact.

Upcycled ingredients are a powerful tool for achieving waste reduction and telling an important sustainability story at the same time. IFF is one of the first ingredients suppliers to be certified by the Where Food Comes From Upcycled Certified™ program in the cosmetic active category. GENENCARE® OSMS BA natural betaine and LMR Rose Ultimate are examples of Upcycled Certified™ ingredients.

Unlike the process for fossil fuel-based synthetic polymers, the DEB process allows us to access unique, structurally diverse polysaccharides — like those found in nature — at scale and under mild process conditions. This provides an unprecedented design space for enhanced performance. Using only plant-based sugars, water and our favorite biocatalyst — the enzyme — we can now design functional, biobased, biodegradable materials without compromising performance.

AURIST™ AGC is the first personal care ingredient enabled by the DEB platform. It’s a readily biodegradable, cationic polymer that can benefit hair and skin care applications by helping to improve combability, detangling, hair gloss and skin smoothness while also improving product rinsability in body wash formulations. Since its launch, AURIST™ AGC has received multiple industry awards, including the 2024 BSB Most Innovative Raw Material Gold Award (Functional/Recipient category) and the 2023 In-cosmetics Global Innovation Zone Gold Award for Functional Ingredient.

Guided by a holistic and science-based approach, our goal for 2030 is to transform our ingredient catalog to address biodegradability and regulatory challenges, empowering perfumers to create 100% circular formulations with a lower environmental impact.*

Latest Stories


Osmolytes for Moisturization and Protection Benefits in Skin and Haircare

Difference between Betaine and Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB)

The Power of Upcycling: GENENCARE® OSMS BA, osmolyte for skin and haircare

Resources

[1] IFF Covid Tracker, 2020