Symrise is highlighting its pioneering sun protection work to mark the 150th anniversary of the first patent of its founding father Wilhelm Haarmann.
The German firm has put sun protection as the second topic in its ‘150 shades of innovation’ awareness campaign.
The Holzminden-based company first received a patent for a UV filter in 1938.
Originally focused on ultraviolet radiation defence, today’s sun protection extends beyond beach products.
The Cosmetic Ingredients division of Symrise offers a broad portfolio of ingredients for protection from UVA and UVB to infra-red and also visible and blue light.
“Innovation forms the cornerstone of our industry. It is driving us to develop cutting-edge sun care products and functional ingredients that protect and nourish the skin,” said Timothy Kenny, Global President Cosmetic Ingredients at Symrise.
“By embracing innovation, we stay ahead of the curve and strive to fulfill the evolving needs of our customers," he added.
The campaign looks at the history of sun care and highlights the company’s industry-shaping innovations, products, and ingredients as well as the differences in global customer demands and use.
For instance, the choice of UV filters is increasingly reducing due to regulatory provisions or consumer wishes regarding product properties and ingredients.
This makes the development of sunscreens with a high sun protection factor (SPF) continuously more complex.
Functional performance boosters therefore play a key role in the development of sunscreen formulations to achieve a high sun protection factor also under these conditions.
“Our award-winning product SymEffect Sun demonstrates impressively our profound understanding of the needs in the development of modern sunscreens,” said Ev Suess, Global Head Business Unit Sun Protection, Functionals & Colors, Cosmetic Ingredients.
“With its unique natural-based 360° approach, it can effectively enhance the efficiency of the used UV-filters, improve the water resistance and formulation stability, and exerts a beneficial impact on the skin feel of the emulsions.
“Based on responsibly sourced raw materials, it forms the next step towards a higher degree of sustainability and naturalness in sun protection cosmetics.”
