Apoena Biotech Launches Film-forming Apobio Film for Skin & Hair

Apoena Biotech's Apobio Film is a multifunctional, biofilm-forming postbiotic product with moisturizing/TEWL-preventing properties for hair and skin care.

On hair, the technology forms a protective film on the hair surface, as shown in SEM-FEG images (featured here), which retains moisture within the hair, prolonging hydration and preventing dryness.Apoena BiotechThe technology is produced from the fermentation of polysaccharide- and fructooligosaccharide-rich probiotic bacteria.

On hair, the technology forms a protective film on the hair surface, as shown in SEM-FEG images (featured here), which retains moisture within the hair, prolonging hydration and preventing dryness.

According to Apoena Biotech, Apobio Film boosts anti-drying efficacy by 30% compared to a control group. This silicone-like effect, however, also manages to avoid buildup.

On the skin, Apobio Film protects the skin's barrier, boosts water retention within cells and provides instant hydration, per the company.

One study found that the ingredient boosted hydration by 58% and cut skin water loss by 15%. The result is immediate substantial hydration that lasts as much as 72 hours, per the company.

Apobio Film also reduces oiliness via a 66.7% reduction in the expression of the enzyme 5-α-reductase.

The ingredient is initially being launched in the U.S. and European markets, with an introduction in South America and beyond to follow.