Support for beauty brands:
From concept to scale-up 

Your partner for beauty brand development and product formulation   

Your vision. Our expertise.
Let’s create amazing beauty products for today and tomorrow 

Do you have a beauty product concept, but not sure how to bring it to life? You’re not the first to run into this issue. Turning an idea into a finished product can feel like navigating a maze of sourcing, formulation, marketing, supply chain and compliance hurdles. For many indie brands, it can be hard to know where to start or have the time and resources to do it alone.

That’s where our Brand Partner team comes in!

We offer end-to-end beauty brand development support to simplify the process so you can focus on creating products people love. 

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Why independent brands choose Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions

Our Brand Partner team is your close partner to help you navigate the process of scaling, launching and commercializing your product idea, making it simpler, faster and stress-free. With over 20 years of combined experience and a proven track record in assisting independent beauty and personal care brands launch and grow, we’ll guide you every step of the way in creating custom cosmetic formulations—from ingredient selection and market research to product testing, marketing and product launching.

Whether you need strategic guidance or hands-on cosmetic formulation services, we’re here to help you build products that stand out. 

Ingredient Sourcing and Formulation Support

Our experienced team of expert's partner with you to develop both new and existing formulas, ensuring access to the latest ingredient innovations that deliver the right texture, color, and performance. With an extensive portfolio of beauty and personal care formulations and over one thousand ingredient options which includes actives, emulsifiers, rheology modifiers, texture enhancers and more. We have everything you need to bring your vision to life.  

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Product development 

Our global network of Solution Centers acts as an extension of your team, offering expert support for indie beauty brand product development. From day one, you’ll have access to a wide portfolio of regulatory-compliant formulas and ingredients that meet market demands and consumer expectations.  Whether you’re focused on natural, eco-friendly, and sustainable ingredients or want to stay ahead of the latest beauty trends, we’ve got you covered. We’ve partnered with indie brands like yours to launch products now featured at major retailers like Ulta, Sephora, Credo, and Target. 

As a brand partner,
you'll have access to:  

  • Exciting, effective, and safe product formulas
  • INCI compliance support
  • Formulation expertise and guidance 
  • Custom cosmetic formulation
  • Stability testing
  • Product safety testing and regulatory compliance

Get started with your beauty and personal care brand development support

Whether you’re launching your first product or scaling your indie beauty brand, our Brand Ally team is here to simplify the process and help you grow with confidence. From sourcing the right ingredients to navigating compliance and commercialization, we’re with you every step of the way.

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NOTICE: All product information is provided in good faith and is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication based on information received from the supplier and secondary databases.  However, Univar Solutions is not able to verify whether third-party data is accurate, complete, and up-to-date and assumes no responsibility, obligation, or liability for the information provided.  NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SUCH AS THOSE OF MERCHANTABILTIY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. Customer is solely responsible for determining whether products and/or the information provided are appropriate for Customer’s use, and Customer assumes all risk and liability in acting on the information provided.
 
Our Suppliers also sign our Supplier Code of Conduct so you can be assured that we are working throughout our supply chain to transparently create our Sustainable & Natural Products Portfolio.