Univar Solutions has signed an exclusive agreement with Taiwan-based ImDerma Laboratories to distribute the latter's beauty and personal care ingredients in the United States.
ImDerma produces an array of botanical actives and functional ingredients, including the Imdermalab Peptide X and MolecuPure purified botanical actives series.
The agreement will support applications in skin care, sun care, and colour cosmetics as well as offering sustainably sourced botanicals using green extraction technology.
“As a research-oriented company, our primary focus is on developing innovative products and solutions for the personal care industry,” said ImDerma CEO Mark Huang.
“With Univar Solutions' expertise in sales, marketing, formulations, and customer service, we are excited to bring our ImDerma ingredients into North America. This partnership will also strengthen our position for future growth with access to their distribution and transportation network,” he added.
James Peterson, global vice president of beauty and personal care for Univar Solutions, added: “Today, beauty brands can differentiate themselves in the market by providing products that contain unique cosmetic actives, which bring many benefits to consumers, such as anti-ageing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, skin brightening, and lightening properties.
“The addition of the ImDerma product line to our portfolio will allow beauty brands to access novel technologies while simultaneously accelerating the industry's shift toward sustainable solutions.”
