COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE
Hamburg, Germany · Founded 2005 · Offices in Hamburg, Paris & Shanghai
Natural formulations can face challenges in preservation, oxidative stability and emulsion stability.
Natural formulation fails in predictable places: the preservation system, the oxidative stability of the oil phase, and the emulsion holding together for the whole shelf life. Cosphatec exists to solve those three problems using biodegradable raw materials of predominantly natural origin.
Founded in Hamburg in 2005, the company positions itself as a technical point of contact rather than a catalogue supplier, working alongside brands and start-ups to develop natural formulations rather than selling them an ingredient and stepping back.
ABOUT THIS PRINCIPAL
A specialist in the part of the formula that usually breaks.
Cosphatec's portfolio is built around stability in its three practical forms: microbiological stability, oxidative stability, and physical stability of the emulsion and its viscosity. The portfolio provides solutions for preservation, antioxidant protection, emulsification, rheology and multifunctional performance
The raw material policy is explicit and restrictive. Parabens, silicones, GMO-derived material, microplastics and aggressive chemistry are excluded, and inputs are biodegradable and predominantly of sustainable natural origin. For a brand writing a clean formulation charter, that starting position removes a significant amount of screening work.
The company operates from Hamburg with an office in Shanghai and a network of international sales partners, and supports customers with challenge testing and formulation guidance rather than documentation alone.
Preservation is where most natural formulation projects stall. A supplier that runs challenge testing with you is worth more than one that sends a datasheet with a recommended use level.
ADCHEM distributes the Cosphatec range with preservation and stability development support from our own laboratories, including challenge test design and the reformulation work that follows a failed result.
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY
Four problems the portfolio is built to solve.
Cosphatec's ranges map directly onto the failure modes of a natural formulation.
Microbiological
Preservation without parabens
Paraben-free preservative blends including the Cosphaderm LAAS family, based on sodium levulinate and sodium anisate, delivering microbiological stability inside a natural certification framework.
Oxidative
Natural antioxidant protection
Tocopherol-based antioxidant blends including Cosphaderm Tocopharin, formulated to be colour and odour neutral, which is the practical constraint that eliminates most natural antioxidants.
Physical
Lecithin emulsification
Highly purified hydrogenated sunflower lecithin systems such as Cosphaderm SB-75H, at above 70 percent phosphatidylcholine, built for oxidation-stable emulsions rather than merely natural ones.
Technical
Challenge testing and development
Cosphatec works as a development partner: challenge testing, formulation guidelines, and regulatory documentation, particularly for brands and start-ups without an internal microbiology capability.
Portfolio
The Cosphaderm portfolio.
Selected Cosphaderm® products & technology platforms.
Cosphaderm Sodium LAAS
What it is
Natural anhydrous blend of sodium levulinate and sodium anisate in powder form
Primary Use
Microbiological stability without traditional preservatives, in certified natural systems
Cosphaderm LAAS family
What it is
Further grades of the levulinate and anisate preservation chemistry Preservation across emulsions, gels and surfactant systems
Primary Use
Preservation across emulsions, gels and surfactant systems
Cosphaderm Tocopharin
What it is
Antioxidant blend with study-proven, with minimal impact on formulation colour and odour
Primary Use
Oxidative protection of the formulation and of the skin
Cosphaderm SB-75H
What it is
Highly pure Hydrogenated soy lecithin , above 70 percent phosphatidylcholine, in powder form
Primary Use
Natural emulsification and dispersion with improved oxidative stability
Cosphaderm Heptiol natural
What it is
Natural multifunctional with humectant, skin-conditioning and antimicrobial support
Primary Use
Multifunctional support in sensitive and reactive formulations
Preservative blends
What it is
The paraben-free preservation range across several chemistries and formats
Primary Use
Microbiological stability in natural and certified formulations
Antioxidants
What it is
Natural tocopherol-based blends across grades
Primary Use
Shelf life protection of unsaturated oil phases and actives
Natural multifunctionals
What it is
Ingredients contributing preservation support alongside a second function
Primary Use
Reduced ingredient count and cleaner label positioning
Natural emulsifiers and emollients
What it is
Lecithin-based emulsification systems and supporting emollients Emulsion construction in natural and COSMOS-aligned systems
Primary Use
Emulsion construction in natural and COSMOS-aligned systems
Thickeners and gelling agents
What it is
Natural rheology modifiers
Primary Use
Viscosity building and suspension in water-based systems
Active substances
What it is
Actives completing the stabilisation-led portfolio
Primary Use
Efficacy claims alongside the stability system
APPLICATION AREAS
Where Cosphatec chemistry performs.
Face care
Preservation and antioxidant systems for daily and treatment face care, including vitamin C formats where stability is the whole challenge.
TOCOPHARIN
HEPTIOL NATURAL
Hair care
Preservation and stabilisation solutions for selected hair-care and cleansing formulations
SODIUM LAAS
Cleansing and wash-off
Preservative and emulsifier systems for rinse-off formats with high water activity.
PRESERVATIVE BLENDS
Body care
Stability solutions for lotions, creams and body formats where oxidative protection determines shelf life.
TOCOPHARIN
SB-75H
Men's care and baby care
Selected preservation and stabilisation solutions for grooming and gentle-care formulations, subject to product suitability.
SODIUM LAAS
Sun and colour care
Antioxidant and stabilisation support for sun and colour cosmetic formulations carrying high pigment or filter loads.
ANTIOXIDANTS
EMULSIFIERS
DOCUMENTATION TO BE HELD
Documentation that supports your submission, not just your specification.
The documents below are the set a personal care principal should be able to supply. For a preservation and stabilisation supplier the microbiological group carries the most weight: preservative efficacy data, challenge test results, and the use level guidance that connects them to your specific formula.
Technical and quality
- Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
- Product specification sheet with agreed release limits
- Certificate of Analysis (CoA), batch specific
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS / MSDS) in the language of the destination market
- Stability data and formulation compatibility guidance
- Recommended use levels, incorporation and processing instructions
- Physical characterisation data: appearance, pH, viscosity, particle size where relevant
Composition and safety
- INCI name and available composition information, subject to supplier disclosure
- Available safety and toxicological information to support regulatory and safety assessments, where applicable.
- Allergen declaration covering the EU listed fragrance allergens
- Heavy metals and trace impurity statement
- Nanomaterial status statement
- Microbiological specification, and preservative efficacy data where applicable
- 1,4-dioxane, nitrosamine and other process impurity statements where the chemistry requires it
Efficacy and claim support
- In vitro study reports
- Ex vivo and in vivo study reports for actives
- Available efficacy and technical studies for applicable products
- Mechanism of action summary
- Marketing concept and formulation starter material
Certification and origin
- COSMOS and Ecocert certificates for certified grades
- NATRUE certificate where held
- Vegan declaration
- Halal certificate
- Kosher certificate where required by the market
- RSPO certification for palm-derived material
- ISO 16128 natural origin index calculation
- Country of origin declaration
- GMO-free statement
- BSE / TSE-free declaration
Regulatory and market access
- ISO 22716 cosmetic GMP certificate for the manufacturing site
- REACH registration status statement
- Regulatory compliance information for applicable markets and products.
- Compliance statement against the restricted and prohibited substance annexes of the destination market
- Microplastic-free statement
- Animal testing position statement
- Change notification and supply continuity commitment
WORKING WITH ADCHEM
What ADCHEM adds to the Cosphatec relationship.
CHALLENGE-TESTED
Preservation system design
Selecting a preservative blend without testing it in your formula is guesswork. We design the system against your water activity, pH and packaging, then validate it
COSMOS-COMPATIBLE
Natural certification pathway
Preservation is usually the point at which a COSMOS submission fails. We can help identify preservation options suitable for natural and certified formulations, subject to the requirements of the applicable standard.
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Support for smaller brands
Start-ups rarely have internal microbiology. Our laboratories provide that capability so a small brand can develop to the same standard as a multinational.
AUTO-ATTACHED VIA COSMO
Full documentation with every sample
TDS, SDS, CoA, INCI statement and applicable certificates dispatched with the sample as standard, via COSMO, our digital platform.
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Quick facts
HQ
Hamburg, Germany
FOUNDED
2005
Additional Office
Shanghai, China
Segment
Preservation, antioxidant and stabilisation systems for natural cosmetics
Core Ranges
Preservative blends, antioxidants, natural multifunctionals, natural emulsifiers and emollients, thickeners and gelling agents, active substances
Excluded by Policy
Formulation philosophy: Sustainable, skin-friendly & predominantly natural raw materials.
Support
R&D collaboration, challenge testing, regulatory documentation, formulation guidelines
Certifications
COSMOS Certified grades
Ecocert Certified
Vegan-aligned lines
Halal-aligned grades
Natural formulation that survives its own shelf life.
Three ways to start: a sample, a technical data sheet, or a conversation with a specialist who will ask about your preservation system before anything else.
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Any product in the portfolio
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