BASF showcases personal care innovations and sustainable solutions under the “Beyond Beauty: Thrive into Tomorrow” campaign at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day 2025

• New campaign introduces innovative and more sustainable ingredient and digital solutions for skin, hair and sun care formulations
• BASF spotlights generational beauty with ingredient solutions tailored for each age group and their unique needs
• Synergistic ingredient combinations enable enhanced texture and sensory appeal in personal care formulations using advanced emulsifiers and biopolymers.

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – May 28, 2025 – BASF’s Personal Care business will unveil its “Beyond Beauty: Thrive into Tomorrow” campaign at the 2025 New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) Suppliers’ Day, June 3-4, 2025, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, booth #721. Embracing the longevity trend, the theme offers a glimpse into the future of personal care, showcasing innovative and more sustainable personalized solutions that cater to every generation. With a focus on both cutting-edge ingredients and advanced digital services, BASF shares its optimistic outlook to shaping the beauty industry for years to come.

“At BASF, improved sustainability and scientific innovation are at the very core of our Personal Care product line. We believe in embracing a journey of transformation, where science and innovation come together to redefine beauty, reflecting the diverse generations that inspire it,” said Brandon Crist, BASF Vice President, Business Management, Personal Care North America. “With more sustainable ingredients and digital services, we’re focused on crafting personalized solutions for every generation tailored to meet tomorrow’s needs. Further, our commitment goes beyond individual products; we collaborate with partners across the ecosystem, leveraging our extensive portfolio and scientific expertise to deliver more innovative and sustainable solutions.”

In booth #721, BASF will introduce innovations in beauty and sensory experiences tailored for every generation. The "Generational Beauty" zone will showcase six unique prototypes that cater to diverse age groups, featuring advanced ingredients like Verdessence^® Maize, Lamesoft^® OP Plus, Oximony™ and Vitaguard^®, highlighting its commitment to inclusive and innovative beauty solutions.

In the "Sensorial Experiences" zone, BASF will highlight the Binding Blocks Toolkit 2.0 and Rheology Toolkit, offering insights into the sensory potential of biopolymer combinations such as Verdessence^® Tara, Alginate, and Glucomannan. Attendees can experience the transformative impact of emulsifiers like Emulgade^® Verde and discover sensory data that revolutionizes texture, appearance, and feel.

Furthermore, the "APG Synergies" zone explores how alkyl polyglycosides (APGs) biosurfactant-based solutions, made from 100% renewable feedstocks, in combination with other co-surfactants, elevate foam quality by providing a variety of luxurious textures while meeting sustainability demands. Utilizing the company’s Surfactant Navigator digital service, BASF combines enhanced AI tools with real lab data and consumer perception studies to showcase the synergies that drive innovation in foam quality and texture. The Surfactant Navigator is part of BASF’s digital platform, D’lite, alongside apps like Emollient Maestro and Ingredients Revealed. D’lite provides real-time trend tracking and helps formulators speed up product development. The booth will feature hands-on demonstrations of this premier digital service.

Presentations by BASF experts and “Chemist Confessions” influencers at NYSCC

In the booth on June 3, BASF experts Mallika Tiwari, Digital Services Lead North America, and Joel Basilan, Head of Application Technology, Personal Care North America, will be joined by Instagram’s “Chemist Confessions” influencers – Victoria Fu and Gloria Lu – who will discuss using digital services and AI to enhance ingredient synergies and expedite personal care product formulations.

Additionally, on June 3, BASF Applied Sustainability Manager, Prerna Chatterjee, will join the NYSCC Sustainability Round Table discussion on the topic of advancing sustainability in cosmetics and household products.

On June 4, BASF Personal Care experts Andrew Miller, Senior Marketing Manager – Hair, Body, and Oral Care, and Cara English, Senior Chemist – Application Technology, Hair and Body Care, will present on formulating innovative textures with multifaceted and more sustainable ingredients.

About the Care Chemicals division at BASF

The BASF division Care Chemicals offers a broad range of ingredients for personal care, home care, industrial & institutional cleaning, and technical applications. We are a leading global supplier for the cosmetics industry as well as the detergents and cleaners industry, and support our customers with innovative and sustainable products, solutions and concepts. The division’s high-performance product portfolio includes surfactants, emulsifiers, polymers, emollients, chelating agents, cosmetic active ingredients and UV filters. We have production and development sites in all regions and are expanding our presence in emerging markets. Further information is available online at www.care-chemicals.basf.com.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $19.7 billion in 2024. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.