What Pharmacos does

Pharmacos is a privately held, India-based supplier of cosmetic raw materials headquartered in Faridabad, operating with a small team of 11-50 employees and founded in 2006. Per the short_description field, the company's functional scope covers specialty cosmetic actives including exfoliants, anti-hair loss actives, and anti-aging solutions — categories that imply a B2B ingredient-supply model targeting personal care formulators, contract manufacturers, and brand owners in the beauty and personal care industry.

The company's product portfolio spans functional active categories used in skincare and haircare formulations, though no specific SKU list, formulation technology stack, proprietary IP, certifications, or regulatory registrations are disclosed in the available source data. The official website (pharmacos.in) returned only a verification/loading page at the time of source capture, so detailed product specifications, technical documentation, and platform architecture cannot be confirmed.

On the business model side, no pricing model, contract structure, customer count, channel mix, or distribution arrangement is disclosed in the input. No funding rounds, investors, ownership structure, parent company, or management team details are available, and no revenue, ARR, or unit-economics data has been published. The company's website and third-party sources do not provide evidence of either direct-to-brand sales or distributor partnerships, leaving the precise go-to-market motion unspecified. The sole adjacent market signal is an industry-level projection of USD 6.57 billion in global cosmetic ingredients market growth over 2024-2029, which describes the addressable market context but not Pharmacos's position within it.

Name

Pharmacos

Website

https://pharmacos.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cosmetic Ingredients

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Herbal & Botanical Supplements (CRADAGAD)

Keywords

• Cosmetic raw materials
• Personal care ingredients
• Anti-aging actives
• Anti-hair loss actives
• Cosmetic exfoliants

Headquarters

HQ city

Faridabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Pharmacos is an India-based supplier of cosmetic raw materials and specialty active ingredients for the personal care industry. Its portfolio spans functional and active categories including exfoliants, anti-hair-loss actives, and anti-aging solutions that formulators use to build finished skincare, haircare, and cosmetic products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cosmetic Exfoliants

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: Major player in cosmetics ingredients offering bioactive ingredients, UV filters, and functional additives. Competes in adjacent cosmetic ingredients categories.
• DSM-Firmenich: Global leader in nutrition, health, and beauty ingredients with a personal care actives portfolio covering anti-aging, skin care, and hair care. Broad incumbent in the same ingredient space.
• Givaudan Active Beauty: Fragrance and beauty ingredients powerhouse offering bioactive cosmetic ingredients, including anti-aging and skin care actives. A high-end incumbent in the actives category.
• BASF Personal Care: Care Chemicals division of BASF offers a broad portfolio of cosmetic ingredients including actives, UV filters, and conditioning agents. A dominant incumbent in the same ingredient category.

Direct peers

• Seppic (Air Liquide): Subsidiary of Air Liquide supplying specialty ingredients for cosmetics including actives, emulsifiers, and polymers. Direct competitor in the cosmetic actives and excipients space.
• Evonik Industries: Operates a Care Solutions segment supplying specialty ingredients for cosmetics and personal care, including actives and conditioning agents. Directly comparable in product mix.
• Clariant Active Ingredients: Supplies specialty ingredients for personal care including botanical extracts and actives. Directly comparable in the cosmetic actives and naturals categories.
• Croda International: Global specialty chemicals leader with a major Personal Care ingredients business including actives, exfoliants, and anti-aging ingredients. Closest direct peer to Pharmacos in scope and product category.
• Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (IFF): Specializes in cosmetic actives and phospholipid-based ingredients with focus on anti-aging, skin barrier, and hair care. Highly comparable specialty actives portfolio.
• Ashland: Supplies specialty ingredients for personal care including biofunctional actives and conditioning polymers. Competes in the same specialty cosmetic ingredients category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Pharmacos2006
• Facebookfacebook.com/pharmacos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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