A chat with Parand Salmassinia, President Beauty & Care, dsm-firmenich
What does the new positioning of the Beauty & Care mean for customers and consumers?
Our Beauty & Care makeover is an exciting reflection of our evolution and our place within the Perfumery & Beauty business unit. As a science-driven house, we go beyond wellbeing, creating groundbreaking skin, sun, and hair care solutions that bring to consumers elevated moments of care, and superior consumer delight – all with a positive impact on people and planet.Our combined capabilities within Perfumery & Beauty put us in a category of one. With our deep understanding of different global markets, our world-leading science and innovation, and our unique ecosystem of suppliers and partners, we deliver proven, sustainable solutions that meet the needs and expectations of customers and consumers alike. By bringing health and beauty to the forefront of daily life, Beauty & Care helps customers and brands to maximize skin’s potential, enhance consumers’ wellbeing, and empower individuals through holistic beauty.
Can you elaborate on your sustainability ambitions?
At dsm-firmenich, we bring progress to life by combining the essential, the desirable, and the sustainable – in other words, sustainability is embedded in all we do. In Beauty & Care, our vision is to unite delight and care for a positive impact. We’re working toward targets that drive progress for people and planet, like reducing Beauty & Care’s carbon footprint by 25% by 2030 versus 2021, and then reaching net zero by 2045. Other 2030 targets include making 90% of our portfolio biodegradable and ensuring that 100% of our key natural ingredients are responsibly sourced – reflecting dsm-firmenich’s commitment to helping people thrive as well as to safeguarding the world around us.
We’re also committed to ensuring transparency around the sustainability of our products. We will therefore have sustainability data, including life-cycle assessment (LCA) coverage, in place for our entire portfolio by the end of 2025. By giving our customers more insight into our products’ environmental and social impacts, we’ll enable more informed choices that support the sustainability transition in the beauty industry.
What should we look out for at the dsm-
firmenich booth at in-cosmetics Global in Amsterdam?
We’re excited to showcase some of our latest Beauty & Care innovations, including SYN®-COLL CB, a next-generation, highly performing, natural-origin peptide for sustainable formulations. Not only is this new addition to our Clean Beauty quest as a best-in-class well-aging solution, but it’s also produced in line with green chemistry principles. With SYN®-COLL CB, we’re setting a new industry standard in sustainability, efficacy, and consumer demand, all at once.
We’re also introducing our game-changer, PARSOL® SLX–a multi-talented, microbiome-friendly UVB filter that delivers powerful UV protection for both skin and hair care. With an unbeatable benefit equation, it offers smart protection, ensuring reliable UV defense; high efficiency, delivering superior in-vivo results; and a silky feel for the ultimate sensorial experience–without the need for extra sensory enhancers, helping to overcome a common barrier in sun protection.
And finally, we are thrilled to announce the launch of ETERWELL™ HAIR. With the growing “skinification” of hair care, this is a game-changing solution for customers and consumers. We’ve harnessed our revolutionary senolytic science – already making waves in our globally award-winning ETERWELL™ YOUTH skin care solution – to target senescent cells and give new life to the scalp and hair. What’s more, I’m proud to say it’s made with organic, ethical, and fully traceable ingredients, meeting the high demands for proactive well-aging hair care and responsible, sustainable solutions. Visit us in April to learn more!
The 2030 targets include making 90% of the portfolio biodegredable and ensuring that 100% of dsm-firmenich´s key natural ingredients are responsibly sourced.
Parand Salmassinia
President Beauty & Care
Perfumery & Beauty BU
dsm-firmenich
www.dsm-firmenich.com