What cosmetic ingredients does Bio-Botanica provide for beauty product development?
Jason Katsoris, B2B Marketing Manager, Bio-Botanica
We supply botanical extracts rooted in traditional herbal use for topical applications across skin care, hair care and body care. Our portfolio includes alcohol-free liquid and powdered extracts — all manufactured in our GMP-certified, vertically integrated facility in New York. We collaborate closely with R&D teams to align ingredient selection with clean-label goals and international formulation needs, ensuring consistency from raw herb to finished extract.
What new or recent technologies have you added to your portfolio?
One area I’m particularly excited about is the renewed interest in time-tested herbs for topical wellness. We’ve recently expanded our alcohol-free liquid extracts to include Capsicum, traditionally used for its warming effect in skin-invigorating formulas, and Licorice, known for its long-standing use in calming preparations.
Echinacea is also especially in demand right now — it has a rich history of traditional use in supporting skin vitality, and we’ve seen a clear spike in customer interest for this extract in both personal care and wellness-positioned products.
What consumer demands do your products address?
There’s a clear shift toward traditional, plant-based ingredients that consumers recognize and trust. We’ve seen a 30% increase in customer requests for alcohol-free options over the past year, driven by a desire for cleaner labels and global formulation flexibility. Our ability to support those needs while maintaining quality and traceability has positioned us as a go-to resource for both emerging and established beauty brands.
What changes in consumer demands have you seen in recent years?
Customers are looking for more than just ingredients — they’re looking for guidance. There’s growing demand for smaller batch runs, formulation-ready extracts and support navigating evolving international regulatory environments. We’ve responded by making our processes more agile and by offering product development support that draws on over 50 years of herbal manufacturing expertise.
What trends are on the horizon for beauty? How will you respond to these?
We expect to see continued growth in wellness-inspired beauty, especially around ingredients tied to traditional care rituals and life-stage needs. With increasing regulatory scrutiny and consumer demand for transparency, brands are leaning into heritage-rich ingredients that offer both familiarity and function.
Our focus remains on supporting that shift with traceable, topical-ready extracts and personalized guidance throughout the development process.
What makes your company and ingredients unique?
Bio-Botanica has been family-owned since 1972, and that legacy has allowed us to build one of the largest in-house herbariums in the U.S. Our Bio-Chelated® cold extraction process preserves the plant’s natural balance and supports traditional-use formulations.
What sets us apart is our ability to pair that heritage with responsiveness — we’re large enough to scale, but small enough to move quickly and work closely with our partners to bring thoughtful, tradition-driven products to market.
Images: courtesy of Jason Katsoris; by Carmen Hauser; New Africa; grey; margo555 at Adobe Stock
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