Supplier of: skin actives, cosmetic ingredients, cosmeceuticals, active ingredients, and cosmeceuticals,  for DIY skin care and cosmetics, and homemade skin care products. 

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BulkActives are DIY skin care suppliers of skin actives, cosmetic ingredients, cosmeceuticals, active ingredients, and standardized botanical extracts for diy skin care products and homemade cosmetics.

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Attention: BulkActives is a part-time business.
Orders are processed on Saturdays and mailed on Mondays at the latest, usually earlier.

 

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Free original software: Recipe creator database and HLB calculator

 

We now offer a range of NON-formaldehyde releasing preservatives:

phenoxyethanol (paraben free) & paraben and phenoxyethanol combo

 

Back in stock!!

Green Tea EGCG

White willow - bark extract

Ferulic Acid

MAP

 

Out of stock:

d-Panthenol

Tetrasodium EDTA 

GABA

Pantothenic acid (replaced with d-Panthenol)

Alpha Bisabolol

Xanthan Gum

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FAQ:

Is it safe to buy products from China?

 

China is one of the leading manufacturers for chemical and organic ingredients. In our industry specifically, these ingredients make up the larger portion of what is used to make skin care and other beauty-related products.

 

Therefore the simple truth is that some of our products can't be sourced from anywhere else, in fact in every industry there is likely to be an element of Chinese manufacturing involved.

 

Unlike our biggest competitor who will adamantly avoid this topic, I have long taken the stance that honesty is the best policy.

We do openly state where our products are sourced from, and we have no problem sharing the truth. Each of our ingredient-products comes with a COA (certificate of analysis) that clearly states where the source materials came from, and what percentages of materials make up the finished ingredient product.

It is important that to note that not all of our products are bought from Chinese manufacturers.  Some of our products are manufactured by big name companies such as Croda and BASF.  Of course, they do not disclose where THEIR products are actually manufactured.
 
In conclusion, If you do not wish to buy from us because our product are from China, then you may want to try another supplier.
 
In this case please make sure you get a written and public assurance from our competitors, clarifying exactly in which country their raw materials are grown, processed, and manufactured. 
 
A refusal to supply this info, either via email or on a forum, can only be an indication that your supplier is unwilling to acknowledge that they too are buying and selling "made in China" products.
 
I have written about this issue in more detail on our blog: http://bulkactives.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/made-in-china/