Personal Care Ingredients

What DKSH can do for you

With our long-standing business contacts and strategic market insight, we develop new and alternative sources for innovative high-performance cosmetic ingredients that help drive your business success. Through our comprehensive global network, which gives instant access to markets around the world, we provide responsible and traceable sourcing of hard-to-find cosmetic raw materials and products.

We develop tailor-made new product concepts, formulations and breakthrough applications in collaboration with our team of specialized staff from our dedicated award-winning innovation centers. Our market insight and broad overview enables us to scout for trends in products and technology in the skin care, hair care and color, oral care, sun care, make-up, toiletries and home care sectors.

We provide all the required marketing and sales services as well as distribution and inbound logistics for companies manufacturing personal care products. We have the capability to manage your entire supply chain, including import and export management, warehousing solutions and value-added services.

Our services at a glance

We offer tailored services that create new opportunities for clients and customers including:

Sourcing

Get the most innovative materials worldwide

We provide early trend scouting of innovative raw materials and screening of new suppliers in accordance with international standard audit performance
We source hard-to-find raw materials and cost-effective products through our global supplier network
We provide in-house quality assurance and control, cGMP audits and regulatory affairs
We provide tailor-made product modifications and develop products
We negotiate purchase orders and contracts with suppliers
We provide just-in-time delivery and availability based on agreements
We provide project management, technical transfer and troubleshooting
We define product specifications together with our customers

Research and analysis

Develop new products, ideas and patents with us

Our innovation centers develop prototype finished product formulations for start-up products, product testing and demonstration
We provide information exchange on global/regional/local market trends with customers and suppliers
We collaborate with customers and suppliers to develop customized finished product formulations
We assist customers in troubleshooting difficulties and provide technical transfer
We assist in clinical trials, efficacy testing and home usage tests
We support technical seminars for customers in collaboration with suppliers
We provide regulatory affairs support

Marketing and sales

Let us bring your products to new markets

We develop market access strategies and business plans
Our regulatory affairs knowledge and expertise allows market entry and product registration in major chemical markets
We expand your market potential through our technical expertise, capabilities and market insights
We attain import licenses, importation through customs, maintain relations with national and international authorities and handle regulatory affairs
We provide marketing support and give market feedback to suppliers and customers
We organize technical seminars and lectures to build and enhance technical expertise
We participate in industry exhibitions and industry associations
We establish market feedback mechanisms related to global trends and innovations

Distribution and logistics

We deliver in time, on budget and in line with your specifications

We have well-established distribution channels and extensive local customer networks
We provide a dedicated logistics service, including handling of products under special conditions, such as dangerous goods/hazardous materials, transportations in cool and top-ventilated containers
We provide an advisory service on transportation safety
We coordinate with warehousing manpower and facilities for stock handling
Our DKSH IT systems supports supply chain management services, from material requirements planning to delivery at customer sites
Use our global logistics network for just-in-time delivery of materials

After-sales services

We care about new products and accompany them all the way

Our experienced sales support are focused on your complete product and service satisfaction
Our technical staff monitor plant trials at customer sites as required