ANJAC is pushing advanced nanoemulsions into its cosmetic formulation toolbox, a move the French group says will lift sensorial performance and active delivery across its contract manufacturing portfolio.

The company, which operates formulation and production sites serving beauty brands across Europe, frames the technology as a way to combine the texture benefits of conventional emulsions with the improved bioavailability that sub-micron droplet sizes can deliver. Nanoemulsions — typically defined as emulsions with droplet sizes in the tens to a few hundred nanometers — are transparent to translucent systems that offer improved stability against creaming and sedimentation compared with macro-emulsions.

For formulators, the practical appeal is twofold. First, the small droplet size increases the interfacial area available for carrying lipophilic actives, which can improve delivery through the stratum corneum. Second, nanoemulsions can be produced with lower surfactant loads than microemulsions, a point that matters for brands reformulating to meet clean-label claims and ingredient-list scrutiny from retailers and consumers.

ANJAC's announcement fits a broader shift among European contract manufacturers and CDMOs toward offering proprietary delivery systems as a differentiator, rather than competing purely on capacity and price. Process technology — high-pressure homogenization and similar methods used to generate the fine droplet distributions — requires capital equipment and process control expertise that not all fillers can offer in-house.

For procurement teams at beauty brands, the development signals one more qualified supplier able to handle nanoemulsion-based SKUs without transferring production to a specialist house. For regulatory and compliance staff, nanoemulsions carry specific obligations under the EU Cosmetic Regulation: Article 16 requires notification of ingredients in nanomaterial form through the CPNP, alongside specific labeling with the word "nano" in parentheses. Formulators should verify early whether their supplier's process, and any encapsulated actives, fall within the EU's nanomaterial definition for cosmetic use.

The technology also opens formulation routes for treatment-oriented products — serums, milks and lightweight fluids where a macro-emulsion would feel heavy — which expands the range of textures contract clients can brief.

No launch dates, INCI disclosures or specific product references accompanied the announcement, so brands evaluating the offer will want to request droplet-size specifications, surfactant systems and stability data as a first step.

Watch for ANJAC's first commercial SKUs built on the technology, and any CPNP nanomaterial notifications that reveal the specific ingredients the group has selected for its nanoemulsion carrier systems.