Choose by finished-product format
Start with the base your team is developing.
Use these routes to frame a first sample request. Final compatibility, stability and finished-product safety must be confirmed in the intended formula.
Serum & essence
For low-viscosity water, emulsion or delivery-based systems where solubility, color, pH and active stability shape the evaluation.
Cream & lotion
Evaluate dispersion, heat exposure, addition stage, packaging contact and finished-product stability in the intended base.
Hair and scalp care ingredients
Build a topical route around copper peptides and botanical actives with clear identity, handling and responsible claim boundaries.
Sheet mask & essence
Check water behavior, film or nonwoven adsorption, clarity, preservative control and compatibility with the filling process.
Advanced anti-ageing actives
Pair high-value cosmetic actives with identity, assay, delivery behavior and evidence-aware formulation communication.
Marine beauty ingredients
Review fucoidan source, composition and base behavior for hydration-focused, film-forming and skin-conditioning concepts.
Choose by formulation challenge
Match the ingredient to the question your lab needs to answer.
A headline purity number is only a starting point. The relevant technical checks change by ingredient family and finished-product format.
Low water solubility
For resveratrol and Urolithin A, review particle size, wetting, dispersion, lipid or encapsulation options and crystallization risk.
Heat, light or oxygen sensitivity
For botanical and antioxidant actives, define pH, processing temperature, oxygen exposure, packaging and assay-retention checks.
Need a defined marker profile
For green tea extract, compare plant part, extraction route, total polyphenols, catechins, EGCG, caffeine and analytical methods.
Need peptide identity review
For GHK-Cu and AHK-Cu, confirm sequence, salt or complex form, HPLC purity, peptide content, copper content and chelator compatibility.
Need polysaccharide characterization
For fucoidan, look beyond one percentage and review algae species, fucose, sulfate, total polysaccharide, molecular weight, ash and contaminants.
Ingredient-to-format matrix
Use the matrix to plan the first technical conversation.
These are screening directions only. Confirm the selected grade, documents and finished-formula results before commercial approval.
| Ingredient family | Initial format fit | First checks | Product page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper peptides | Serum, cream, scalp tonic | Sequence, salt form, peptide/copper content, pH, chelators | View GHK-Cu / AHK-Cu |
| Ergothioneine | Serum, emulsion, mask essence | Assay basis, dissolution, light/heat stability, metal-ion exposure | View Ergothioneine |
| Green tea extract | Serum, scalp tonic, mask, cream | Plant part, catechins, EGCG, caffeine, color, contaminants | View Green Tea Extract |
| Trans-resveratrol | Lipid serum, cream, delivery system | Trans assay, particle profile, solubility, isomer and light stability | View Resveratrol |
| Fucoidan | Hydrating serum, mask, lotion | Algae source, fucose, sulfate, molecular weight, ash, marine contaminants | View Fucoidan |
| Urolithin A | Premium serum, cream, delivery research | Identity, assay, production route, dispersion, market suitability | View Urolithin A |
Formulation project brief
Send the base, not just the ingredient name.
The more useful brief helps us route the right grade, sample and document set. You do not need every answer at the first enquiry, but the following details reduce back-and-forth.
Application FAQ
Questions to clarify before sampling.
Application fit is grade-specific. Use the product pages and current technical files for the final review.
Which cosmetic ingredients are suitable for a water-based serum?
Suitability depends on the offered grade, solubility, clarity, color, pH and stability in the finished base. Ergothioneine, selected green tea extract and some fucoidan grades may be evaluated in water-based formats; confirm the current specification before sampling.
Which ingredients are suitable for scalp-care formulations?
GHK-Cu, AHK-Cu and selected green tea extract grades can be evaluated for topical scalp-care concepts. Confirm peptide identity, copper content, pH, preservative compatibility, filtration and the permitted cosmetic claims for the destination market.
Can resveratrol be added directly to a water serum?
Trans-resveratrol has low aqueous solubility, so direct addition should not be assumed. Evaluate a suitable dispersion, lipid, encapsulation or other delivery route and test crystallization, color and isomer stability.
What should I check before choosing fucoidan?
Review the algae species, source, fucose, sulfate, total polysaccharide, molecular-weight profile, ash, iodine, heavy metals, microbial limits and the definition behind any headline percentage.
What information should I provide for a sample request?
Share the ingredient, finished-product format, target pH or active level, processing temperature, packaging, destination market, estimated annual volume and required documents.
Application-led sourcing
Need help choosing a cosmetic ingredient for your formula?
Send your format, technical questions, destination market and estimated volume. We will organize a product, sample and documentation route for review.
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