Ingredients crafted with Thoughtful Science™
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Ingredients crafted with Thoughtful Science™
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Thoughtful Science™
As an innovation partner for beauty and personal care, we combine fermentation science, conscious sourcing, and clinical proof to help brands and formulators create meaningful, trusted, high-performing products.
what we make / curate & why
Purposeful: A Portfolio With a Point of View
Every active earns its place by solving a real, growing problem. We start with the challenge, then bring the science to meet it.
How we make it
Considered: Consciously Sourced
Traceable sourcing, green-tech extraction, plant-based actives that meet the needs of today’s beauty consumer. Responsibility is designed into the molecule.
how we stand behind it
Proven: Science You Can Build On
Clinical data, defined mechanisms, real testing behind the portfolio, evidence formulators can build on, and brands can defend.
New!
introducing
Beyond Brightening
The science of glow. Four hero actives built for correcting, evening, revealing, and renewing skin radiance — grounded in mechanism, and backed by data.
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Matsutake PDRN
Sodium DNA
A plant-derived Matsutake mushroom PDRN that brightens, repairs, and renews for a youthful glow.
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ViaDerm® TXA
Tranexamic acid
A lysine-derived tranexamic acid that targets stubborn pigmentation to visibly lighten dark spots and even skin tone.
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ViaFerm® White Shiitake SP
Lentinus edodes mycelium extract
A water-soluble White Shiitake ferment that degrades melanin to brighten and even skin tone for a radiant glow and phenoxyethanol-free.
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Events
15 Sep 2026
2026 SWSCC Suppliers’ Day
Debuting Beyond Brightening—a new trending concept that explores the science of glow through four hero actives and four new formulas built around a simple idea: radiant skin isn't one mechanism; it's several working together. Visit Booth 301 to see how Correct, Even, Reveal, and Renew come together as a complete approach to skin radiance and…
press release
15 Jun 2026
Actives International Appoints Michelle Carrillo as Chief Executive Officer
Actives International appoints new CEO, Michelle Carillo a beauty industry veteran with 25+ years of experience to accelerate growth in bio-fermentation, clean beauty innovation, and science-driven ingredient technologies
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