Innovation platforms
Active ingredients. Setting the stage for your success. These hubs of activity bring together interdisciplinary know-how from within BASF as well as from public and private research centers.
As an industry belonging to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) category, personal care is shaped by major trends in society. The market is highly fragmented and competitive, with no single brand owning a market share of more than 10%. The end consumers it serves are well informed have limited brand loyalty. Our entire strategy is dedicated to partnering with personal care manufacturers in mastering this complex and challenging environment.
A central element of our strategy is to work with our customers to leverage the massive potential of global megatrends, with a special focus on three:
The new Strategic orientation calls for a third pillar to stand on: Agility. To breathe life into this term, we will define and communicate what it means to us: responsiveness to fast-changing customer and consumer needs and fast, uncomplicated services.
Active ingredients. Setting the stage for your success. These hubs of activity bring together interdisciplinary know-how from within BASF as well as from public and private research centers.
Leading sun care innovation 360 for solutions that people want – Our microsite is dedicated to sun protection. You can find everything worth knowing about sun and useful tips on how to stay safe in the sun. It explores UV filters, skin types, the light spectrum and solar radiation in more detail.
Being mindful of yourself, leaving your cares behind – there’s often too little place for these things in our hectic daily life. With a combination of nature, nutrition and healthy, sustainable cosmetics, a time-out has a direct, active benefit. Click through our little face care cosmos and learn interesting facts from the world of skin, skin care, trends and research.
Hair has a great influence on our well-being. Whether it's the right hairstyle, a cool beard or stunning eyelashes: hair decorates and makes us look good. Until today, hair also helps to protect our skin and our body. Hair care is part of the daily ritual. Washing, setting, blow-drying - the perfect hair is ready. Or maybe not? The question of the right hair care cannot be answered in a general way. It is rather individual.