COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE
Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland · Active Beauty formed 2016 · Part of Givaudan SA, founded 1895
Actives with a mechanism, not just a marketing story.
Givaudan Active Beauty develops innovative cosmetic active ingredients combining scientific research, biotechnology and nature-based approaches, with product-specific efficacy and technical data supporting their applications.
ABOUT THIS PRINCIPAL
A biotech platform inside a fragrance house.
Active Beauty sits within Givaudan's Fragrance and Beauty division, which gives it access to research infrastructure most standalone actives companies cannot fund. The Pomacle site in France runs industrial biotechnology and fermentation for the hyaluronic acid and biotech-derived ranges. The Avignon centre specialises in green fractionation, extracting defined molecules from plant material without the solvent burden of conventional extraction.
The scientific signature of the range is the identification of unusual biological entry points. Neurophroline works on cortisol production in skin cells. Brightenyl and Synchronight are activated by the skin microbiota, which Givaudan describes as a distinct functional layer. Revivyl came out of a bioguided fractionation of a chlorophyll-free parasitic plant. These are not extract-and-hope ingredients.
The Active Beauty datasheets name biological targets and comparative potency. When a brand has to defend a claim to a regulator, that specificity is the difference between a submission and an argument.
ADCHEM distributes the Givaudan Active Beauty range with formulation integration through our own laboratories, so a brand can move from an active selection to a stable finished prototype inside a single project rather than across two suppliers and three months.
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY
The four science platforms behind the range.
Understanding which platform an active came from usually explains its performance profile and its price position.
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Fermentation and white biotech
Givaudan’s Pomacle site supports research, development and production of active cosmetic ingredients using white biotechnology and fermentation-based processes. Scale and consistency come from fermentation control, not from harvest luck.
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Green fractionation
The Avignon Centre of Excellence isolates defined active fractions from plant material through processes designed around solvent reduction. Synchronight, from gardenia fruit, came out of this platform.
MICROBIOME SCIENCE
Microbiota-activated molecules
A set of actives is delivered as a precursor that the skin's own microflora converts into the functional molecule. Givaudan develops microbiome-related cosmetic actives, including microbiota-activated technologies such as Brightenyl® and Synchronight™.
DELIVERY
Carrier and vectorisation systems
Customised carrier systems, oil-compatible complexes, and clay-vectorised hyaluronic acid extend where a given active can physically be formulated, including anhydrous and pressed formats.
Portfolio
The Active Beauty portfolio.
A working selection across brightening, stress, hydration, renewal, and colour applications
Brightenyl
What it is
Skin tone and colour modulator activated by the skin microbiota, blocking steps in the melanogenesis pathway
Primary Use
Brightening, even tone, pore appearance, dark spot correction
Neurophroline
What it is
Wild indigo (Tephrosia purpurea) derived active that breaks down cortisol production in skin cells
Primary Use
Anti-stress skincare, radiance, redness reduction, dermocosmetics
Revivyl
What it is
Active from bioguided fractionation of Orobanche rapum, targeting the renewal cycle
Primary Use
Skin renewal, resurfacing, barrier reinforcement, natural exfoliation
Synchronight
What it is
Gardenia fruit-derived active activated by the skin microbiome and developed for digital-stress and skin-sleep related cosmetic concepts
Primary Use
Blue light and digital stress, night care, sleep and rejuvenation positioning
Evernityl
What it is
Marine active upcycled from the macroalgae Laminaria hyperborea
Primary Use
Anti-ageing and youthful skin claims with a marine sustainability story
Vetivyne
What it is
Vetiver-derived active that combines cosmetic effect with fragrance longevity on skin
Primary Use
Youth boosting in fragranced skincare and body care
Cristalhyal range
What it is
High molecular weight hyaluronic acid powder produced by fermentation from renewable resources
Primary Use
Hydration, film forming, transepidermal water loss reduction
Cristalhyal e-Perfection
What it is
Patented complex of bentonite clay and high molecular weight hyaluronic acid
Primary Use
Fine line reduction, mattifying, 24 hour plus moisturisation, oily skin
PrimalHyal range
What it is
Hyaluronic acid grades across molecular weights produced by biofermentation
Primary Use
Layered hydration systems, plumping, serum and essence formats
PrimalHyal Gold
What it is
Oil-compatible hyaluronic acid technology
Primary Use
Anhydrous formats: pressed powders, body and sun oils, lipsticks, mascaras, balms
Vegetan Gold
What it is
Oil-soluble self-tanning technology based on DHA in a micro-emulsion system
Primary Use
Oil-compatible self-tanning technology designed for transparent self-tanning and oil-based formulations.
Tightenyl
What it is
Skin bio-lifter acting on the extracellular matrix
Primary Use
active designed for anti-wrinkle and skin-smoothing applications.
Hyalusphere
What it is
Rapid-onset anti-wrinkle active
Primary Use
Eye and lip contour serums, plumping and resculpting formats
Endothelyol
What it is
Multi-action active for redness prevention
Primary Use
Rosacea-adjacent positioning, sensitive and reactive skin
APPLICATION AREAS
Where Active Beauty chemistry performs.
Brightening and even tone
Brightenyl for microbiota-activated tone correction with published comparative potency against conventional brightening references.
BRIGHTENYL
MOLECUPURE
Stress, wellbeing and modern lifestyle
Neurophroline and Synchronight address cortisol and digital stress, a category where mechanism is the entire selling proposition.
NEUROPHROLINE
SYNCHRONIGHT
Hydration systems
Cristalhyal and PrimalHyal give a full molecular weight ladder of fermentation-derived hyaluronic acid, plus oil-compatible and clay-vectorised formats.
CRISTALHYAL
PRIMALHYAL
Renewal and anti-ageing
Revivyl, Evernityl, Tightenyl and Hyalusphere actives for skin renewal, firming and anti-ageing cosmetic applications, depending on the product.
REVIVYL
EVERNITYL
TIGHTENYL
Sun care and self-tan
Vegetan Gold makes fully transparent self-tanning oils possible, with compatibility across oil-soluble filters and actives.
VEGETAN GOLD
PRIMALHYAL GOLD
Colour and anhydrous systems
PrimalHyal Gold brings hydrated hyaluronic acid into pressed powders, lip products, and mascaras where water phases are unavailable.
PRIMALHYAL GOLD
DOCUMENTATION TO BE HELD
Documentation that supports your submission, not just your specification.
Product documentation varies by ingredient and grade. Depending on the product, available documentation may include technical, safety, regulatory, efficacy and certification information.
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 studies and supporting claim information for applicable products.
- Mechanism of action summary
- Available formulation and marketing support materials, where applicable
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
- China compliance and IECIC listing statement
- 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 Givaudan Active Beauty relationship.
CLAIM-LED SELECTION
Active selection against the claim, not the trend
We start from the claim you intend to defend and work backwards to the active that has the study data to support it, rather than from whichever ingredient launched most recently.
SAMPLE PLUS PROTOTYPE
Formulation integration in our own labs
Actives are integrated into a tested finished prototype in our formulation laboratories, so the sample you approve is the formula you can scale.
DOSSIER-READY
CLAIM-LED SELECTION
We support customers in selecting suitable actives based on their formulation requirements and intended cosmetic benefits, with supplier data used to guide the selection.
AUTO-ATTACHED VIA COSMO
Full documentation with every sample
TDS, SDS, CoA, INCI statement, efficacy and safety summaries dispatched with the sample as standard, via COSMO, our digital platform
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Quick facts
GROUP HEADQUARTERS
Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland
GROUP FOUNDED
1895
ACTIVE BEAUTY
Established as the Active Beauty brand in 2016
PARENT
Givaudan SA, listed on SIX Swiss Exchange
KEY SCIENCE SITES
Biotech production at Pomacle, France; Green Fractionation Centre of Excellence at Avignon, France
CERTIFICATIONS
COSMOS, Ecocert, NATRUE, vegan-suitable and China-compliant grades across much of the range
Biotech actives with the study data attached.
Three ways to start: a sample, a technical data sheet, or a conversation with a specialist who can discuss mechanism before discussing price.
Request a Sample
Any product in the portfolio
Request Technical Data
Full technical library
Talk to Our Specialist
Someone who knows the chemistry first
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