About BYK

Founded in 1873, BYK is a leading supplier of additives which stabilizes particles and active ingredients for personal care applications. Designed for skin care, sun protection, antiperspirants, and color cosmetics industry, BYK is headquartered in Wesel, Germany. With innovative additives, BYK controls the flow behavior, influences product stability, exhibits absorption, matting, and binding properties, leading to a wonderful skin feel. BYK is making significant efforts to expand its portfolio of sustainable additives by offering bio-based additives, aqueous systems, PTFE-free wax additives, and PFAS-free additives. BYK also produces VOC-free, tin-free, aromatic-free, low cyclic siloxanes and biocide-free additives.