COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE
Provital
Barbera del Valles (Barcelona), Spain · Established 1979
Nature and science, captured in every active ingredient.
Provital has spent more than four decades developing natural active ingredients and botanic extracts for the cosmetic industry, with in-house R&D, formulation, toxicology and regulatory affairs teams standing behind every product family. The regulatory affairs department is the detail that matters most: it means claim and compliance questions are answered by the manufacturer rather than deferred.
The company operates two core ranges. CareActives are high-efficacy actives supported by in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro studies. CareMotives are natural botanic extracts, organised into sub-families each targeting a distinct formulation need. Both sit alongside BE TECH, the company's in-house innovation platform.
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
Over 400 mineral salts and more than 7,000 specifications. The specification count is the more meaningful number: it is the measure of how far a grade can be tailored.
ABOUT THIS PRINCIPAL
Four decades of botanical actives, with the science department attached.
Provital was founded in 1979 and internationalised early, opening Provital France near Paris in 1994. The headquarters moved to Barbera del Valles in 2000, and subsidiaries followed in Mexico in 2002, Poland in 2004, Germany in 2009, Brazil in 2010 and China in 2012. The company marked its fortieth anniversary in 2019 with a ten-year strategic plan, and opened a United States office in 2023.
The scientific model is vertical. R&D, formulation, toxicology, analytical support and regulatory affairs all sit in-house, which is why the CareActives range arrives with study data and a claim substantiation position rather than a supplier promising to look into it.
CareMotives, the botanic extract range, is organised into sub-families including OilyCares, ImagineCares, VitaCares, SparkCares and EcoCares, each addressing a distinct formulation requirement rather than presenting extracts as an undifferentiated list.
An in-house regulatory affairs department changes the relationship. Compliance questions get answered by the people who made the material, not relayed through a distributor to a mailbox.
ADCHEM distributes the Provital range with formulation integration and claim review from our own laboratories, so a CareActives selection arrives as a tested prototype with the substantiation position already checked against your target market.
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY
Three platforms and the science behind them.
The portfolio divides cleanly, which makes selection faster than it is with most botanical suppliers.
ACTIVES
CareActives
High-efficacy active ingredients validated with in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro studies, supplied with full regulatory and marketing claim documentation. This is the range that carries the claim.
EXTRACTS
CareMotives
Natural botanic extracts organised into OilyCares, ImagineCares, VitaCares, SparkCares and EcoCares sub-families, each targeting a distinct formulation need rather than a generic botanical position.
INNOVATION
BE TECH
Provital's platform for ongoing technology innovation across the ingredient portfolio, and the route through which new mechanisms and delivery approaches reach the commercial range.
IN-HOUSE SCIENCE
Toxicology and regulatory affairs
A dedicated regulatory affairs department alongside in-house toxicology and analytical support, so safety and compliance documentation is produced by the manufacturer rather than assembled after the fact.
Portfolio
The Provital portfolio.
Selected actives from the CareActives range, alongside the CareMotives extract families.
Intensilk
What it is
Circular bio-energy active targeting the visible signs of cellulite through a dermohacking approach
Primary Use
Body sculpture, firming and cellulite-related claims
Covertrix
What it is
Bio-intelligent shield positioned as personalised hair protection
Primary Use
Hair care, global protection against environmental and styling stress
Pureblome
What it is
Post-biotic active derived from an endophytic bacterium, with dual anti-acne and regeneration action
Primary Use
Well-ageing and blemish-prone skin
Keradeep
What it is
Deep-protection active addressing invisible hair strength
Primary Use
Hair repair and strengthening claims
Hydrafence
What it is
Hydration-focused active supporting barrier health
Primary Use
Moisturisation and barrier support
Sealrose
What it is
Active positioned for hair shine and manageability
Primary Use
Hair care, shine and cosmetic finish
CareActives range
What it is
The full high-efficacy active range, validated in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro
Primary Use
Claim-bearing actives across skin and hair categories
CareMotives OilyCares
What it is
Botanic extract family within the CareMotives range
Primary Use
Oil-phase and lipophilic formulation requirements
CareMotives ImagineCares
What it is
Botanic extract family within the CareMotives range
Primary Use
Concept-led and sensorially distinctive formulation
CareMotives VitaCares
What it is
Botanic extract family within the CareMotives range
Primary Use
Vitamin and nutrient-positioned formulation
CareMotives SparkCares
What it is
Botanic extract family within the CareMotives range
Primary Use
Radiance and vitality positioning
CareMotives EcoCares
What it is
Botanic extract family within the CareMotives range
Primary Use
Sustainability and eco-positioned formulation
APPLICATION AREAS
Where Provital chemistry performs.
Well-ageing and anti-wrinkle
CareActives and CareMotives formulated for longevity and visible anti-ageing claims, with the study data to defend them.
CAREACTIVES
Moisturising and sensitive skin
Barrier support and soothing actives suited to compromised or reactive skin types.
HYDRAFENCE
Hair care and scalp health
Actives spanning hair loss, growth delay, colour protection, shine and anti-dandruff.
COVERTRIX
KERADEEP
Firming and body sculpture
Actives addressing skin density, remodelling and cellulite-related concerns.
INTENSILK
Blemish-prone and post-biotic
Post-biotic mechanisms addressing acne and regeneration together rather than as separate claims.
PUREBLOME
Natural and COSMOS-aligned
Botanic extracts and actives certified for clean, natural and vegan positioning, with ISO 16128 documentation.
COSMOS
VEGAN
ISO 16128
DOCUMENTATION TO BE HELD
Documentation that supports your submission, not just your specification.
TDS, product specification, CoA, SDS/MSDS, stability & compatibility, usage guidance, physical characterization.
Technical & quality
- Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
- Product specification sheet with agreed release limits
- Certificate of Analysis (CoA), batch specific
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS / MSDS) in the language of the destination market
- Stability data and formulation compatibility guidance
- Recommended use levels, incorporation and processing instructions
- Physical characterisation data: appearance, pH, viscosity, particle size where relevant
Composition and safety
- Full INCI declaration with composition breakdown and percentage ranges
- Toxicological summary and safety data suitable for the CPSR safety assessment
- Allergen declaration covering the EU listed fragrance allergens
- Heavy metals and trace impurity statement
- Nanomaterial status statement
- Microbiological specification, and preservative efficacy data where applicable
- 1,4-dioxane, nitrosamine and other process impurity statements where the chemistry requires it
Efficacy and claim support
- In vitro study reports
- Ex vivo and in vivo study reports for actives
- Claim substantiation package mapped to the claims the brand intends to make
- Mechanism of action summary
- Marketing concept and formulation starter material
Certification and origin
- COSMOS and Ecocert certificates for certified grades
- NATRUE certificate where held
- Vegan declaration
- Halal certificate
- Kosher certificate where required by the market
- RSPO certification for palm-derived material
- ISO 16128 natural origin index calculation
- Country of origin declaration
- GMO-free statement
- BSE / TSE-free declaration
Regulatory and market access
- ISO 22716 cosmetic GMP certificate for the manufacturing site
- REACH registration status statement
- China compliance and IECIC listing statement
- Compliance statement against the restricted and prohibited substance annexes of the destination market
- Microplastic-free statement
- Animal testing position statement
- Change notification and supply continuity commitment
WORKING WITH ADCHEM
What ADCHEM adds to the Provital relationship.
CLAIM-LED SELECTION
Active selection against the claim
We start from the claim you intend to defend and the market you intend to defend it in, then select the active whose study data actually supports it.
SAMPLE PLUS PROTOTYPE
Formulation integration in our own labs
Actives integrated into a tested finished prototype, so what you approve is a formula rather than a concept.
MARKET-SPECIFIC REVIEW
Regulatory review before launch
Provital's documentation reviewed against the restricted substance and claim rules of your destination market before the product goes into production.
AUTO-ATTACHED VIA COSMO
Full documentation with every sample
TDS, SDS, CoA, INCI statement, study summaries and applicable certificates dispatched with the sample as standard, via COSMO.
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Quick facts
HEADQUARTERS
Barbera del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
FOUNDED
1979
SEGMENT
Natural active ingredients and botanic extracts for cosmetics
PRODUCT LINES
CareActives and CareMotives, with the BE TECH innovation platform
IN-HOUSE FUNCTIONS
R&D, formulation, toxicology, analytical support, regulatory affairs, marketing
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Subsidiaries and offices in France, Mexico, Poland, Germany, Brazil, China and the United States
CERTIFICATIONS
COSMOS, Halal, Vegan, China-compliant, ISO 16128
Botanical actives with the evidence already assembled.
Three ways to start: a sample, a technical data sheet, or a conversation with a specialist who will ask which claim you need to defend.
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Any product in the portfolio
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Full technical library
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Someone who knows the chemistry first
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