In-cosmetics Global 2026: Bitop talks extremolytes for skin repair and anti-aging
19 May 2026 | Bitop
René Schmitz, technical sales and marketing manager at Bitop, shared insights on Ectoin and Glycolin — highly water-soluble extremolytes known for their broad pH and temperature stability. He explained how these actives support skin barrier repair, hydration, and offer anti-aging and anti-inflammatory benefits. Backed by clinical studies, Schmitz highlighted why extremolytes could become the next “must-have” ingredients in personal care due to their ease of application and efficacy.
This is Ella Ja Deal for Personal Care Insights at In Cosmetics Global 2026, joined by Renee Schmitz, the technical sales and marketing manager for BTO.
Hello, Renee.
Hi, how are you?
Jumping straight into it, which of your extremly actives are you highlighting here, and what specific formulation benefits should formulators prioritize?
So we are presenting our Auat and glycine natural.
Both are multifunctional active ingredients produced with biotechnology.
So the actuine is our superstar, as you can see from this list, it's a super multifunctional active ingredient with many benefits.
For example, skin barrier repair, anti-inflammaging.
Hydration, anti-aging, so kind of covering all the, the, the needs, all the claims, and the great thing about both Aune and glyquine is that they are, you know, formulated darlings.
So both are highly water soluble, have a broad pH stability and high temperature stability.
So it's super easy to use and it gives you a broad range of claims.
OK.
And how are your biotechnology produced naturally derived actives helping brands address current trends in skin resilience and environmental stress protection?
So especially the Actuin is super strong when it comes to anti-inflammatory or Anti-redness or skin barrier repair or enhancement of the skin barrier, so it kind of ties into that improved skin resilience at the same time providing protection from stress factors like UV, blue light, or pollution.
With consumer interest growing in microbiome friendly and gentle formulations, how can actives be integrated into low pH cleansers or sensitive skin products without compromising performance?
So both actune and glyco are pH stable or are suitable for formulations with pH down to 1.
So actuin is for pH 1 to 9, glyco pH 2 to 11.
So even at low pH they are stable and they are both microbiome friendly.
Plus both are suited for sensitive skin, so the Actorine is even used in treatments of skin conditions like eczema, dermatitis, so perfect for, for, sensitive skin.
And given the multifunctional profile of your ingredients, how are you supporting customers with claim substantiation and technical guidance for marketing, anti-pollution, hydration, and anti-inflammatory effects?
So we focus on every, all of our claims are backed by clinic.
Studies.
So we have over 40, I think 40 clinical studies only for the Actuin.
So BTO is the original manufacturer of Actuin.
We've been producing it for over 30 years, and since the beginning it was a science-driven company.
So we have all the, you know, all the clinical testing background for the Actuin and claims substantiation.
So that's a key aspect to us, to, you know, to have the scientific background.
OK, and for my final question, could you tell us a little bit more if there are new markets or applications where BTO sees increased demand for its extremalite actives, and what performance trends are driving this uptake?
So especially for the actuine, there has been the demand and the awareness among the consumers is increasing steadily, and we think it's going to be the next, you know, must-have ingredient in skincare, so the next niacinamide or ironic acid, and there are some publications talking about it being the must-have active ingredient, you know, the, the backbone of any formulation.
Because of its multifunctionality, it's efficacy, and how easy it is to incorporate into the formulation.
So whenever there's a new, let's say, trend or focus or interest popping up, Actune always covers it, you know, so this, you know, skin barrier repairs is an interesting claim at the moment or longevity, and Actune is perfect for that.
All right, perfect.
Thank you very much, Renee, for joining us.
