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​SLI Chemicals – Your Partner for Specialty Chemicals and Natural Raw Materials in Beauty, Health, and Pet Food.

With over 25 years of experience, we specialize in supplying high-quality raw materials and active ingredients to the cosmetic, food, and pet food industries.

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SLI Chemicals

Your Partner for Specialty Chemicals and Ingredients for Beauty and Health.

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Food & Animal Nutrition

From the very beginning SLI Chemicals has strong focus on ingredients for the Food and Animal Nutrition industry. Since 25 years we maintain trusting business relationships with manufacturers and key suppliers of food additives and animal feed ingredients.

Flexible logistics, warehouses in the center of Europe and a comprehensive quality management system supported by our proven HACCP concept, our GMP+ certfication and the certification according to the EC2018/834 build the bases of our daily business.

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Personal Care

Our Personal Care department and its team offers a broad tool box of specialty chemicals and ingredients for the Beauty and Personal Care industry.

Our mission to combine high quality products with industry expertise to offer our customer and partner the right choice of ingredients and concepts to formulate cosmetics products that address current and future trends in Beauty and Personal Care industry.

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Industrial & Home Care

For applications such as hard surface cleaning, car care, laundry, dish washing as well as industrial & institutional cleaning SLI Chemicals offers a versatile portfolio of surfactants, bio-based and innovative ingredients to improve the performance of your cleaning products.

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SLI Chemicals has specialized in specialty chemicals and functional ingredients for the beauty and personal care industries since 1997. The company focuses on high-quality, innovative, and sustainable raw materials for modern skincare formulations.

SLI is distinguished by:

  • Specialization in Beauty & Personal Care with a dedicated business unit
  • Long-standing international supplier partnerships
  • In-house application laboratory for formulation development, troubleshooting, and prototyping
  • Regulatory support for the European market
  • Broad portfolio of active ingredients, emulsifiers, plant oils, butters, starches, and mineral UV filters

The company philosophy is based on innovation, reliable supply, and quality assurance throughout the entire value chain.

SLI Chemicals supports its customers not only as a raw material supplier but also as a technical partner in the development of marketable skincare products.

1. Moisturizing Ingredients

  • Sodium Hyaluronate (e.g., micro-active HA variants)
  • Betaine (PuraBeet®)
  • Sodium Polyglutamate (PGA)

2. Skin-Soothing & Barrier-Strengthening Ingredients

  • Ectoin
  • Botanical Extract Complexes (e.g., Botaniplex™ series)
  • Aloe Vera Powder

3. Texturizing Ingredients

  • Distarch Phosphate (e.g., Rice PO4 Natural)
  • Natural Waxes (Sunflower Wax, Rice Bran Wax)
  • Plant-Based Emollients (Gilsolide® series)

All of the ingredients mentioned are listed in our current Ingredients Brochure.

In the modern skincare industry in Germany, functional specialty chemicals are primarily used to provide moisture, strengthen the skin barrier, or improve texture and stability.

Typical categories from our portfolio include:

  • Active ingredients such as hyaluronic acid (e.g., micro-active variants), ectoin, or betaine
  • Emulsifiers for stable oil-in-water emulsions
  • Natural plant oils and butters (argan, pistachio, coconut, etc.)
  • Zinc oxide for mineral UV protection
  • Natural starches for mattifying and sensory properties
  • Solubilizers for fragrances and essential oils

Our brochure “Skin Care Ingredients” provides a structured overview of these categories.