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Cosmetics & Personal Care

Our cosmetics ingredients provide visual impact and proven results to put a distinctive mark on your brand. Give your customers the look they desire with expertly crafted formulations for vibrant effects.

COSMETICS THAT SHAPE YOUR BRAND

Cosmetics is a dynamic and forward-thinking industry. We realize that the competition can be tough in this sector. This drives us to continuously innovate and find new ways to enable creativity. We have put together an outstanding range of tools to help our customers create products that stand out. Our business has unparalleled global experience in developing innovative and reliable, high-quality raw materials for cosmetics products. In our one-of-a-kind portfolio we combine exceptional ingredients for powerful skin care, personal care cosmetics and color effect applications that outshine their competition. Through our innovation and insight, beauty and glamour rise to new heights. Join us as we take your brand to spectacular ventures in the fascinating world of beauty.

DISCOVER OUR PORTFOLIO BY CATEGORY

SPECIAL EFFECT PIGMENTS

As the industry's effects expert, we offer the broadest portfolio of cosmetics pigments based on seven different substrates and coating technologies. Looking to create a specific effect with pigments? Take a look at our portfolio! Special effects turn attractive cosmetic products into the most wanted items with shimmering or sparkling iridescent effects. A variety of colors and effects offer countless combinations for beautiful cosmetics.

COSMETIC ACTIVES

We understand that consumers expect a lot from their cosmetic products. So, we offer a broad range of pure, safe ingredients and raw materials that go beyond beauty. Our powerful RonaCare® skincare line features innovative cosmetic ingredients with applications ranging from anti-aging, moisturizing to soothing sensation and lots more – all scientifically proven to deliver great results.

DIVE INTO OUR COSMETIC'S WORLD

Pigment Blends Library
Do you have a specific, cosmetic blend in mind and have problems creating your desired shade? Or you want to shorten the color matching process while creating new cosmetic formulations? Now we have an efficient solution for you.
Formulation Examples
Formulation Examples
Color Forecast
It's under the theme "POLARIZATION" that we are excited to unveil our new market and consumer insights on beauty and color trends for the second half of 2025, empowering you to stay ahead in this dynamic industry!
Gen Z Beauty
Welcome to the world of Gen Z beauty where every face tells a story, and every story is authentically beautiful. Commonly named Gen Z this age group were born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s. This dynamic demographic is marked by a unique set of characteristics, values, and aspirations that shapes their worldview and influences their interactions with the world that surrounds them. So what kind of consumers are they? Gen Z expect innovations, surprises and personalization. Therefore, products should not only be original and aesthetic, but also respond to their individual, unique needs. While pre-purchase research is an integral step before shopping.
New UV-Filters: Eusolex® EHT & Eusolex® BEMT
Discover new introductions in our UV filters portfolio: Eusolex® EHT and Eusolex® BEMT. Our sun care formulations are the result of the expertise of our dedicated sun care scientists. They are masters in the art of selecting and combining UV filters to create the most effective formulations, ensuring the necessary UV protection for the safe enjoyment of the sun!
Clean Beauty | EMD Surface Portal
Every year, we witness the come-and-go of countless make-up trends and new beauty standards. Some focus on a specific segment, some only come as seasonal inspirations, and some stay with us long enough to become a norm in the beauty industry.
EcoVadis rating 2024 | EMD Surface Portal
We are proud of the continued recognition of our sustainability leadership. This is reflected by further improving our official EcoVadis score to 75/100 in 2024, now placing us among the top 3% of all companies, across all industries, taking part in this assessment and resulting once again in a gold medal! The score is even higher than in 2023, when we also received a gold rating for our sustainability progress.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany x TRASCE Consortium | EMD Surface Portal
We are part of a consortium of 15 cosmetics industry companies that have announced that they have joined forces to create the TRaceability Alliance for Sustainable CosmEtics (TRASCE) to enhance traceability in key ingredient and packaging supply chains across the industry.

Colorona®	Pearlescence plus absorption equals color! Colorona® color luster pigments add not just color, but ready-to-use, intense, vivid color and shine.
Eusolex®	Stay ahead of the speedy sunscreen market with our innovative Eusolex® portfolio. We support your formulation needs with the most extensive range of approved organic and inorganic UV filters worldwide.
Eusolex® UV-Pearls®	We're changing the way effective light protection products are made. By taking organic UV filters and coating them with silica sol-gel, Eusolex® UV-Pearls® stay on the surface of the skin where they're needed.
IR3535®	Insect Repellents with IR3535® effectively keep pests like mosquitoes and ticks at bay, lessening the exposure to insect-borne diseases like Zika, Malaria or Dengue fever.
Oxynex®	How can you formulate high-quality, consistent products for your consumers and extend the shelf life of the fats and oils you use? Our answer: Oxynex® formulation stabilizers.
RonaCare®	Rooted in nature and powered by science, RonaCare® blends the best of two worlds to create innovative, high-performing beauty products that are holistic and sustainable.
RonaFlair®	Our RonaFlair® portfolio uses highly engineered raw materials that not only wear comfortably, but also add a luxurious finish to both skin and cosmetic products.
Ronaflux®	The unique technology of our Ronaflux® effect pigments impress with brilliant metallic effects and allow for bold and creative formulations. These pigments are metal-free, vegan, stable and easy to incorporate.
Ronastar®	Ronastar® high-performance pigments upgrade your products to an unrivaled level. They show up with superior performance such as extremely high chroma, luminous matte effects or crystal-clear sparkle.
Timiron®	Our Timiron® line of silverwhite and interference pigments adds sophistication to virtually any formulation. The versatile pigments add an extra dimension of pearlescence to cosmetics or personal care products.
Xirona®	Our Xirona® color travel pigments display a metamorphic palette of ever- changing colors. Experience our imitation of nature's wonderful, multichromatic designs from floating bubbles to enchanting moon stones!