Transparent Lab

Transparent Lab is a Spanish skincare brand developed by Niche Beauty Lab, a cosmetics laboratory founded in August 2018 in Canet de Mar, near Barcelona [6]. It is one of three main skincare lines produced by the parent company, alongside Acnemy and Theramid, and is built around ingredient-led formulas made in the company's own laboratory.

In January 2026, Niche Beauty Lab was acquired by the German group Cosnova Beauty, owner of the Essence and Catrice brands [7]. The business continues to operate under founder and chief executive Sergio Chorrero, with its headquarters and structures in Canet de Mar left unchanged [7]. The brand remains commercially active and, according to reporting on the parent company, is sold across more than 30 countries.

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Niche Beauty Lab was founded in 2018 by Sergio Chorrero, who serves as chief executive, together with Richard Chorrero and Alfonso López, its head of design [6]. Most sources place the founding in 2018, corroborated by both the company's own about page and the BeautyMatter FUTURE50 profile, which records "Founded August 2018" [6]. One search-engine snippet has cited 2016 instead; that year appears to reflect an earlier registration and is not supported by the primary or editorial sources.

The company describes its purpose as changing the rules of the cosmetics industry and making science-based skincare more widely accessible. Transparent Lab does not maintain a separate live website; it is presented and sold through the parent domain, nichebeautylab.com, where it appears as a skincare collection.

Transparent Lab, through its parent, frames itself around science and transparency. The company organises its approach into five stated pillars: Science First, Innovation Over Trends, Premium Ingredients, Transparency, and Quality Pricing. On transparency, it argues that "if you understand how it works, you will know if it is for you," pairing products with scientific explanation rather than marketing language. Its tagline is "From the lab, to you."

The positioning targets a broad skincare audience, described in the FUTURE50 profile as ranging from "Gen Z discovering skincare for the first time to ingredient-savvy consumers seeking advanced treatments." The parent company summarises the brand's aim as "luxury-level science, democratized" through accessible pricing.

The brand's range covers cleansers, exfoliants, serums, eye and lip treatments, toners, sunscreens, and creams, all developed in-house. Named products include the Ascorbic C15 vitamin C serum, the Ceramide Repair Moisturizer, the Bakuchiol Firming Cream, the Cu-GF Solution based on copper peptides, and the Invisible Sunscreen SPF50+. Its formulations centre on well-known active ingredients such as retinal, niacinamide, vitamin C, bakuchiol, azelaic acid, ceramides, and Centella Asiatica.

At the parent-company level, the laboratory uses a proprietary encapsulation method it calls Nichosome technology and maintains end-to-end control of its supply chain [6]. Chief executive Sergio Chorrero has stated, "We don't outsource innovation; we create it" [6].

The company states that all of its formulas are vegan and cruelty-free, and that it does not test on animals or work with suppliers who do. It reports sourcing about 90 percent of its raw materials locally in Spain and using glass and recycled cardboard as primary packaging, with a stated goal of reaching zero plastic packaging by 2025. It also cites a partnership with Plastic Bank aimed at reducing ocean plastic. No third-party certifications are named on the sustainability page.

Transparent Lab is produced by Niche Beauty Lab, which also owns the sister skincare brands Acnemy and Theramid. In January 2026, Cosnova Beauty acquired Niche Beauty Lab, marking Cosnova's entry into skincare [7]. Cosnova, founded in 2001 and known for the Essence and Catrice cosmetics brands, reported net sales of about €954 million in 2024 [7]. Following the acquisition, founder Sergio Chorrero remained chief executive and the Barcelona-area operation continued unchanged [7].

The parent company was named to BeautyMatter's FUTURE50 list, an editorial selection of companies it identifies as innovation hubs in the beauty industry [6].

The brand is active. Its parent, Niche Beauty Lab, was acquired by Cosnova in January 2026 but continues to operate under the same founder and leadership [7]. Reporting on the parent company describes the brand as sold in more than 30 countries, with distribution through direct-to-consumer channels as well as retail partners including Primor, DM, and Douglas [6].