BASF offers largest portfolio of NPA-certified personal care ingredients for eight years in a row

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, May 6, 2021 – BASF Care Creations continues to offer the largest selection of personal care products displaying the Natural Product Association (NPA) seal of approval following the NPA’s re-certification of 81 BASF ingredients.

“Our research shows a consistent growth in demand for natural ingredients in the market and has led to our customers launching products with plant-inspired and botanical ingredients offering multi-functional properties,” said Nader Mahmoud, Vice President, Personal Care, BASF North America. “Eight years of offering the largest NPA-certified ingredient selection is a testament to our continued commitment to providing our customers with sustainable and natural solutions through our innovation portfolio.”

“We would like to thank BASF for their work and commitment to offering the highest quality natural products in the industry,” said Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., President and CEO of NPA. “NPA’s Natural Seal program remains the only U.S.-based Natural Certification program that provides consumers and the industry with clear guidelines for natural products.”

Since 2008, NPA’s Natural Seal program has certified nearly 1,200 finished personal care products and over 1,100 personal care ingredients. All NPA-certified products have been verified to fit the organization’s Natural Standard by an independent third-party auditor.

The BASF portfolio for natural cosmetics ranges from raw materials – such as surfactants and emollients – to additives and active ingredients. In addition to the NPA Natural Standard, BASF supports customers by providing the necessary data for the COSMOS and NATRUE standards and the ISO 16128 norm as well as offering low-1,4-Dioxane ingredients. Learn more about solutions for personal care offered by BASF Care Creations in North America at https://carecreations.basf.us.

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 detergent and cleaner 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 17,000 employees in North America and had sales of $18.7 billion in 2020. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 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 is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at http://www.basf.com.