At INOLEX, we are passionate about people and powered by chemistry. What you put on your body matters—and we know that the right ingredients make the difference.

We work closely with leading beauty care brands around the world, combining core scientific expertise with a deep understanding of market needs to deliver safe, effective and sustainable ingredients.

Throughout our 125 year history, INOLEX has been on the forefront of applying new technologies to anticipate and develop unique solutions. Today, we remain an independently-owned business, dedicated to transforming the possibilities of beauty care materials for the future.

It is our objective to enhance every consumer product that we can through our ingredients. For us, that starts by thinking differently, listening to the needs of our partners, and staying agile in our approach. It also means being conscientious of our impact on the environment and conducting our business in a mindful way. 

Our actions speak for themselves: INOLEX products address major market needs through our alternative preservation systems, silicone-replacements, natural ingredients, palm-free products, and other green chemistry-based ingredients.  We balance lab and nature to create sustainable, life ingredients.

We are proud to be Philadelphia based for over 125 years, with offices, labs and operations around the world. Our local identity helps us appreciate distinct cultural approaches to beauty care. Combined with our spirit of collaboration and our custom applications platform for clients, we are advancing the beauty care industry for consumers—one ingredient at a time.

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