There is a growing demand for alternatives to some of the more commonly used ingredients to meet the needs of the consumer. Plant derived materials are also often prefered to those that are of animal, synthetic or petroleum origin.
Adina offers the cosmetic formulator a wide selection of naturally derived plant & marine ingredients, oils, colours, pigments and lakes. This list highlights a number of alternatives that you may wish to consider.
| Material | Alternative | Benefits / Claims | |
| Benzophenones | Natpure UV-Sorb | Natural stabiliser | More |
| BHA/BHT | Natpure ROX | Natural antioxidant | More |
| PhytoTerra® Maté | Natural antioxidant | More | |
| Castor Oil | Zenigloss | Stability, natural origin | More |
| Collagen | Pseudocollagen | Yeast derived | More |
| Colours (synthetic) | Natpure COL range | Natural colorants | More |
| Natuchrom range | Natural colorants | More | |
| EDTA | Natpure Trap 2009 | Natural chelator | More |
| Emusifiers (synthetic) | Inutec SP1 | Natural derived | More |
| Natpure Cellgum Plus | Natural emulsifier | More | |
| Neocare P3R | Natural W/Oemulsifier | More | |
| Irgasan DP300 | Cosmocil CQ | Fast acting bactericide | More |
| Keratin Amino Acids | Phytokeratin PF | Plant amino acids | More |
| Lanolin | Covasterol | Non animal derived | More |
| Zenolin | Vegetable derived | More | |
| Mineral Oil | Lipovol MOS range | "Mineral Oil free" | More |
| Parabens | Biovert | Natural protection | More |
| Petrolatum | Zenolatum | Vegetable derived | More |
| Pigments (synthetic) | Natpure range | Natural coloured pigments | More |
| Polyquaternium-10 | Inutec H25 / H25P | Natural moisturising Inulin | More |
| Salicylic Acid | NAB Willow Bark Extract | Natural salicylic, non-irritating | More |
| Silicone | Oligogeline Silicone Vegetal | Marine Extract | More |
| Lipo SFS-5 | Silicone replacer | More | |
| KiOsmetine-S | Natural derived | More | |
| Solubilisers (synthetic) | Natpure SOL | Natural solubiliser | More |
| Thickeners (synthetic) | Natpure Gum | Acacia & Tara gums | More |
| Fructan Gum | Natural Inulin | More |
