We’re always excited to share the latest innovations from our principal suppliers that will help formulators stay ahead of key trends. At this year’s in-cosmetics Global, Sinerga launched three exciting new ingredients – Amino Collagen, Carobsoothe and Up-Citrus Rheo – that perfectly align with two key movements in modern skincare: Skin Longevity and Upcycled Beauty. We’re thrilled to share more details about these new ingredients.
Skin Longevity: Amino Collagen & Carobsoothe
In 2025, skincare is moving beyond “anti-aging”. The focus is now on Skin Longevity – preserving the skin’s health, resilience, and vitality over time.
Instead of fighting signs of age as they appear, Skin Longevity is about supporting natural skin functions at a cellular level, promoting strong structure, hydration, and protection against chronic stressors like inflammaging (low-level inflammation that builds up over time in the skin) and oxidative damage.
The two new Sinerga ingredients, Amino Collagen and Carobsoothe, offer powerful tools for formulators to create next-generation products focused on long-term skin health.
Amino Collagen: Vegan Collagen Alternative for Structural Integrity
Amino Collagen is a bio-fermentative blend of selected amino acids that mimic the aminoacidic profile of collagen, offering a natural vegan alternative to traditional animal-derived collagen. This exciting new ingredient supplies the extracellular matrix with essential building blocks to reinforce skin structure. It also stimulates new collagen synthesis, and protects against collagen degradation by inhibiting MMP-1. The result is a visible lifting effect on facial contours, redefining the cheekbones, reducing double chin volume, and preserving the “triangle of youth” that typically reverses with age.
Technical Features & Benefits:
- INCI: Collagen Amino Acids
- Natural, vegan alternative to animal collagen
- Strengthens skin structure and prevents sagging
- Lifting and sculpting effects (-23.5% double chin volume, +15% cheekbone volume)
- Boosts collagen type I synthesis (+60% after 24 hours in vitro)
- Easy to formulate: add to aqueous phase below 40°C, suitable for pH 4.5–8.0
- 0.99 natural origin index, COSMOS approval in process
Key Applications:
- Vegan skin care
- Soft-aging and anti-aging creams
- Toning, lifting, and contouring treatments
Carobsoothe: Fighting Inflammaging for Healthier, Brighter Skin
Carobsoothe, extracted from upcycled carob pods and titrated in inositols, targets the underlying causes of skin aging: chronic low-level inflammation (“inflammaging”) and oxidative stress. It works by stimulating Aquaporin-3 (AQP3) expression – boosting hydration, ROS protection, and cellular renewal – while significantly reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1α).
Technical Features & Benefits:
- INCI: Ceratonia Siliqua Fruit Extract
- Targets inflammaging and oxidative stress
- Improves hydration and skin glow (+17% hydration, +6% healthy glow)
- Reduces redness and inflammation (-31% IL-6, -27% IL-1α)
- Strengthens skin’s natural barrier
- Easy to formulate: add below 40°C, suitable for pH 4.5–8.0
Key Applications:
- Anti-inflammaging skincare
- Soothing and hydrating creams
- Healthy glow products
- After-sun care
Upcycled Beauty: Up-Citrus Rheo
Another major trend is upcycled beauty – using by-products that would otherwise be discarded to create high-value cosmetic ingredients. It’s about making sustainability visible and effective, and Sinerga’s Up-Citrus Rheo embodies this approach beautifully.
Up-Citrus Rheo: Sustainable Rheology with Sensory Appeal
Up-Citrus Rheo is a 100% natural rheological modifier derived from upcycled lemon peel waste. It allows formulators to create unique textures while delivering functional and sensorial benefits, such as mattifying skin, minimising pores, and delivering a soft-focus effect.
Technical Features & Benefits:
- INCI: Citrus Limon Peel Powder
- Creates innovative, sensorial textures
- Mattifies skin and minimises pores
- Delivers a soft-focus, smoothing effect (-6.5% appearance of fine lines)
- Enhances oil control – ideal for oily and combination skin
- Easy to formulate: cold and hot process compatible
Key Applications:
- Mattifying primers and gels
- Lightweight emulsions and mousses
- Sorbet and icy textures
- Products for oily or combination skin
Find Out More
We are proud to supply these new ingredients from Sinerga – they are ideal for forward-thinking formulators looking to innovate in the areas of Skin Longevity and Upcycled Beauty whilst also meeting consumer demands for natural, sustainable and upcycled skincare.
If you’d like to find out more, request samples or talk to our technical team about your next green skincare formulation, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
