Top 5 Websites to Find the Chemical ingredients for your Personal Care Applications

One of the challenges faced by many personal care formulators is finding chemical ingredients which is suitable for their applications. Most customers would search for ingredients from their existing suppliers first. When they are unable to find what they are looking for, they would turn to google.

To make your life simpler, we provide you the list of top 5 websites / platforms where you can easily access to find the ingredients of your need. (Be aware that some of these websites may not be in English).

1. Cosmetics & Toiletries

Cosmetics & Toiletries Magazine is where the premium contents and insights on care industry are featured. This website is more suitable for those who are looking for inspiration and innovation.

What we like:

• Wide range of contents (eg. News, Formulation, Regulations, Tests

2. SkinCarisma

SkinCarisma is a website designed for skincare and cosmetic specialists or enthusiasts to browse through the skincare products that are right for them based on the ingredients featured in them. This website is suitable to those who are looking for ingredients by benchmarking competitors’ products.

What we like:

• Ingredient Analyzer to analyse the combination of ingredients used
• Product Comparison feature

3. Chemberry

Chemberry is a online platform that enables you to browse various chemical products available in the market with ease. This website is suitable to those who are looking for supplier for specific chemicals for specific uses.

What we like:

• Convenient search engine
• Easy to contact suppliers for contacting, requesting for sample
• Product comparison feature

4. EWG Skin Deep

Environmental Working Group (EWG) Skin Deep database is where one can easily find the organic and natural ingredients and EWG verified products available in market. This website is good for those who are formulating products with natural and organic claims.

What we like:

• Easy browsing of chemical ingredients with details inside
• Featuring EWG Score on each chemical ingredient in database

5. Hwahae

Hwahae is a number one Korean platform developed by BirdView, a Korean company, to provide information about chemical ingredients used in the personal care products. This is accessible via mobile application.

What we like:

• Easy browsing of ingredients
• Korean Product Ranking where one can see K-beauty trends

Other sources that you may search include the database owned by cosmetic institute / association in your respective country. However, price information and purchase option may not be available on these websites.

Browse our e-commerce platform, Chem On for more information, including applications, properties and prices of our ingredients.

Posted by San Kang

San Kang is Regional Communication Specialist in MahaChem Group. He has spent most of his time working in the digital communication areas including digital marketing, market research, corporate internal communication and several corporate project management.