Cosmetic ingredients & botanical manufacturing — New Delhi

Five brands, one supply relationship, built for how Indian cosmetics actually gets made

From specialty silicones to botanical extracts to rheology modifiers — we distribute what your formulators need and manufacture what they can't easily source elsewhere.

5: Brands under the group
Delhi: Headquartered & warehoused
24: Years serving Indian cosmetic manufacturers

Our path

Two decades, built one category at a time.

Each addition to the group solved a gap we kept running into with our own formulator clients.

2004
Exclusive partnership with KOEL Colours for dyes & pigments
Partnered with KOEL Colours Pvt Ltd as their exclusive North India regional partner for the cosmetics and personal care division.
2006
Natural ingredients added to the portfolio
Added natural botanical extracts, oils and butters to the portfolio.
2009
UV filters added for sunscreens
Brought sunscreen UV filters into the portfolio.
2019
Active ingredients added to the portfolio
Expanded into active ingredients for formulators.
2021
Krishana Enterprises goes PAN India
Extended the footprint of Krishana Enterprises to a PAN India level.
2022
Activeman Specialities Pvt Ltd founded
Activeman Specialities Pvt Ltd was established — and Atomm Botanicals launched alongside it.
2022
Atomm Botanicals was brought to the world
Atomm Botanicals was introduced as the group’s in-house manufacturing arm for botanical extracts, oils, butters and plant enzymes.
2023
The Catalyst range expands
Included multiple new actives in The Catalyst range of products.
2026
AI integrated into operations
Integrated artificial intelligence into company operations.

Parent company

Activeman Specialities Pvt. Ltd.

The distribution engine behind the group — specialty cosmetic raw materials sourced globally, stocked and delivered locally.

Distribution
Regulatory support
Technical service

Activeman Specialities is the foundation the other three brands sit on. Sourcing relationships, warehousing, import handling and commercial terms all run through here, so a formulator working with The Catalyst, Atomm or RHEOLYX is still dealing with one supply relationship.

Documentation moves at the pace of a development cycle rather than a procurement queue — TDS and SDS packs are turned around quickly, samples ship from local stock, and technical questions go to someone who has formulated with the material.

Specialty ingredients

We sell the science behind beauty — an ingredient platform spanning actives, texture, colour and sun protection.

CATCARE
CATONE
CATASHEEN
CATASHIELD
CATASHIELD UV

Five focused sub-brands cover the categories formulators come back for most — CATCARE for biotech and plant-derived actives, CATONE for hectorite organoclays and rheology gels, CATASHEEN for pearlescent pigments, CATASHIELD for preservatives and CATASHIELD UV for UV filters.

Every ingredient is sourced through a vetted global manufacturing network across Europe, North America and Asia, backed by full technical documentation and regulatory support — for skincare, colour cosmetics, sun care and hair care formulations.

Exclusive partner · North India, since 2004

Iron oxides, lake and dye colourants, surface-treated pigments and pearlescents — under exclusive North India distribution.

KOELIN
KOELOR
KOELOW
KOELOS
SPARSH
Glimmerz

KOEL Colours has been under our exclusive North India distribution since 2004, covering six product lines: KOELIN for iron oxides and titanium dioxide, KOELOR for lake colours, KOELOW for water soluble dyes, KOELOS for oil soluble dyes, SPARSH for surface treated pigments, and Glimmerz for pearlescent pigments.

It's the longest-running relationship in the group's portfolio — colour and pigment coverage formulators can source alongside everything else, from the same distributor they already work with.

Manufacturing

Botanical extracts, oils, butters and plant enzymes, manufactured in-house — not just traded.

Extracts
Exotic oils
Exotic butters
H₂OIL
BLOOM
Enzymes

Atomm is where the group moved upstream. Two manufacturing lines produce extracts, decoctions, cold-pressed oils, butters and plant enzymes, including the H₂OIL and BLOOM ranges developed for water-compatible and actives-led formulation work.

Owning the process means owning the variability: raw material selection, extraction parameters and batch records stay in-house, so repeat orders behave like the sample the formulator approved.

Specialty ingredients · standalone brand

Solubilisers, specialty silicones, preservatives, actives and silicone replacements — for formulators who need the technical category done right.

Solubilisers
Specialty Silicones
Preservatives
Actives
Silicone Replacements

KORSILC® is built as its own technical category, — covering UV solubilisers for clear and stable formulation, specialty silicones for sensory and conditioning performance, preservatives, actives, and silicone replacements for brands moving toward silicone-free formulation.

Every grade ships with complete, GHS-compliant documentation, so formulators get application guidance while a brief is still being written, not after a batch fails.

Newest brand · standalone

RHEOLYX

A dedicated carbomer and rheology-modifier range, built and positioned on its own terms.

Carbomers
Rheology modifiers
Made in Korea

RHEOLYX is deliberately kept separate from The Catalyst and Atomm. Thickeners get specified against international benchmarks, so the range carries its own identity, its own documentation set and its own grade-by-grade performance data.

Sourced from Korea and stocked in Delhi, the line covers clear gels, emulsion stabilisation and suspension work across the grades formulators already write into their specs.

RHEOLYX 940 · 980 · 2020 · 934 · 974 · U-10 · U-20 · U-21

What we carry

Twelve categories. One source.

Every raw material category a formulator reaches for, stocked and documented under one roof. Tap any category to see what's inside.

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Advanced repair & anti-ageing
Brightening & even tone
Hydration & barrier support
Exfoliants & skin resurfacing
Oil control & purifying
Hair & scalp care

Mineral (physical) filters
Organic (chemical) filters
Encapsulated sunscreen filters

Phenoxyethanol blends
Dehydroacetic acid & salts
Others

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
Isononyl Isononanoate
Heptyl Undecylenate

CATONE 38 (Disteardimonium Hectorite)
CATONE 27 (Stearalkonium Hectorite)
Catone IDD Gel Pro

KORSILC ZS-1004 (Trimethylsiloxysilicate)
KORSILC 5000 SJY (Acrylates Copolymer)

1,2-Hexanediol
Caprylyl Glycol
Pentylene Glycol

Pigments for colour cosmetics
Dyes for personal care
Surface treated pigments
Pre-dispersed pigment solutions
Talc alternatives

Natural mica based
Synthetic mica based
Borosilicate based
Chameleon series

Botanical extracts
Natural oils
Cosmetic butters
Olive squalane
Water soluble oils
Colloidal oat & almond powder

Copper Tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu)
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Oligopeptide-68
Decapeptide-12
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
Hexapeptide-9

Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Lauroyl Lysine

12 categories · 40+ sub-categories · 1 supplier

Two launches worth a closer look this cycle.

The Catalyst

CATASHIELD DE

Our new UV filter, developed as a direct alternative to Suncat DE — extending The Catalyst's range into sun care formulation.

ZC-IM50 AB

A 50% zinc oxide dispersion in C12-C15 alkyl benzoate, stabilized with iso-stearic acid and polyhydroxy-stearic acid, for easy incorporation and superior dispersion of the inorganic active. Delivers effective, non-gritty UV protection with no white cast — a direct alternative to ZinClear IM50 AB.

KORSILC^®

KORSILC^® T-SIL

An alumina-treated titanium dioxide dispersed in a cyclopentasiloxane and PEG-10 dimethicone/dimethicone base for excellent inorganic UV filter dispersion. Delivers strong UV blocking with a lightweight, silky-smooth texture that blends seamlessly into color cosmetics.

KORSILC^® T-MCT

A silane-treated titanium dioxide dispersed in coco monoglyceride and caprylic/capric triglyceride for smooth, easy incorporation. Delivers reliable inorganic UV protection with a silky, non-gritty finish — ideal for color cosmetics where texture matters as much as SPF.

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