CHANEL is a privately held company with worldwide fame in luxury, fashion and beauty. The company is based in France but has global affiliates in almost all the countries in the world. The US R&I group is actively looking for new raw materials and technologies to leverage CHANEL's cosmetic products.
CHANEL is looking to develop a long wear material (e.g. polymer) that can be used in makeup (and potentially skincare) products and match the eco-design concept of CHANEL.
The definition of long wear: the makeup product (e.g. lip stick, eye shadow, mascara, foundation etc.) looks the same as freshly applied in at least 8 hours. Eco-design concept means the material is derived from natural or sustainable raw materials (either ISO16128 or COSMOS Certified), and biodegradable (if it is a polymer). The physical properties of the long wear material: preferably hydrophobic (hydrophilic materials can be considered if providing the long wear benefit in specific formulations); can be formulated with other cosmetic ingredients (e.g. esters, oils and volatile solvents); adhesive and enhance wear.
The material (e.g. polymer) will be used in makeup product to provide long wear benefit. The material will be formulated with a variety of cosmetic ingredients into a broad range of makeup products for face, lip and/or eye. It must be adhesive enough to provide strong interaction with skin and result long lasting effect. The material should not have intensive color so that it will not interfere with the additional pigments and dyes. Other preferences include no smell, skin compatible, easy to remove by a remover, safe to be used in cosmetic products etc.
Relevant technologies include the 12 principles of green chemistry.
CHANEL will check the feasibility of the polymer by a few tests including pilot formulations and evaluations, safety assessment etc. The tests and pilot formulations will be done by the R&D group in NJ and France in 2020.
The sponsor of this project will be CHANEL's US innovation and Research group. This group is responsible in looking for new technologies and new raw materials in North America. It is a part of the global R&I team of CHANEL. The US R&I group has extensive experience in working with startup companies. CHANEL sponsors at least 2-3 projects with startup companies or academic research groups every year.
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