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This new strategy integrates the company's technology platform, PlantSpring, and commissioned pilot bioreactor, the BioFactory, which together will enable the company to prototype and produce plant-derived compounds without outdoor cropping systems.

Calyxt Pursues Plant-based Cosmetic Technologies

This new strategy integrates the company's technology platform, PlantSpring, and commissioned pilot bioreactor, the BioFactory, which together will enable the company to prototype and produce plant-derived compounds without outdoor cropping systems.

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Next-Gen Ingredients Cutting Through the Noise in Clean Skin Care

A new wave of innovative ingredients is offering formulators solutions that are sustainable, safe and clinically effective.

Earlier this year, Apoena Biotech held its second bioprospecting expedition for sustainable biological actives, this time in the Tapajós National Forest of Pará in Brazil's Amazon.

Integrity Ingredients Adds Apoena Brazilian Biotech Ingredients to Its Portfolio Under New Deal

Apoena's ingredients offer hydration, protection, anti-aging benefits, cleansing functionality and more.

In nature, cellulose can be found in the cell walls of green plants, some algae and fungus-like oomycetes.

Ingenza x Cellugy Are Perfecting Biotech Cellulose for Sustainable Personal Care

Bacterial cellulose reportedly has the potential to replace fossil-based petrochemicals in consumer products, the firms argue.

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Labio Unveils MIT[HD] for Sustainable, Stable Active Ingredient Delivery

The innovation uses a multi-lamellar vesicle (MLV) structure to deliver high concentrations of active ingredients deeply into the skin.

Full Circle’s Barley TONIQ utilizes an enzymatic extraction to ferment barley in order to create a skin-soothing active that rebalances irritated skin.

Full Circle Upcycles Barley for Skin-soothing Action

Barley TONIQ comprises 8 of the 9 essential amino acids that are known to help reduce the appearance of irritated skin and boost the skin’s barrier function.

The Biofusion range (not shown) includes Watermelon Scrub, Soft Care Mousse Foundation, Moisturizing Lip Ink and Skin Care Fluid, all built upon Tilamar PDO with NØØVISTA.

DSM Simplifies Formulating with Eco-friendly Biofusion Prototypes

The range of Biofusion base formulas highlight Tilamar PDO with NØØVISTA, a cosmetic grade of 1,3-propanediol bio-sourced completely from non-GMO and palm oil-free feedstocks.

Holobiosys is derived via an 'upcycled' fermentation process that applies a cold-tolerant bacteria from the French aerobiota to wild yellow gentian root extract.

Greentech's Holobiosys Boosts Skin Hydration Holistically

The study of the holobiont, a consortium of the body and all microorganisms present on/in it, provides a comprehensive view of the interactions between the skin and its microbial ecosystem.

Mirasoft SL L60 and Mirasoft SL A60 are glycolipid biosurfactants, suitable for a range of applications in beauty care such as shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, face washes and creams.

Solvay Introduces 2 Bio-based and Biodegradable Surfactants

Mirasoft SL L60 and Mirasoft SL A60 are glycolipid biosurfactants, suitable for a range of applications in beauty care such as shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, face washes and creams.

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AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil multi-beneficial for skin, hair and scalp

Containing over 90% beneficial Omega-9 (oleic acid in the form of triglycerides) AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil delivers versatility in eco-friendly formulations for skin and hair care.

Stacked coins with green plant sprouts showing progressive growth and green earth globe

Astorg Backs Solabia’s Next Chapter with Strategic Investment and €600 M Financing Package

Astorg has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Solabia, a global leader in natural biotech ingredients for cosmetics and other markets, from TA Associates. The acquisition is backed by a €600 million financing package led by Goldman Sachs and Arcmont.

Small glass bottle with Clean Q 25 label on wooden surface

Clean Food Group's Fermented Clean Oil 25 Secures Cosmetics Approval

Clean Food Group has secured cosmetics approval for its fermented Clean Oil 25 in the UK, Europe and the U.S. Developed with THG LABS and Croda, this sustainable alternative to traditional oils is now ready for commercial use in skin and hair care.

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

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Cellugy Secures $9.25M to Eliminate Microplastics in Personal Care with Biobased Innovation

“Our end goal is sweeping petrochemicals from an industry worth billions, and we now have the backing and the partnerships to make it happen.”

Woman applying golden serum to cheek with dropper bottle

Inside the Beauty Ingredient Shakeup

Among the trends emerging in 2024, increasing numbers of firms are leveraging plants as bio-factories for new beauty ingredients.

Top 2024 Beauty Ingredient Trends

This is just a fragment of the trends we witnessed at the shows this year.

The packaging features a luxurious pottery finish with gold connections that evoke the gold silk sericin.

SK-II's LXP Craftsmanship Series Superpowers its Pitera Tech for Rejuvenated Skin

The highly concentrated Pitera is developed via a condensing process that is said to involve no direct application of heat to preserve the material's key benefits.

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Caldic x AmphiStar Partner to Promote Upcycled, Footprint Friendly Biosurfactants Across Europe

Per the companies, this collaboration aims to make biosurfactants a mainstream choice for personal care formulations, offering a sustainable, mild and effective alternative to traditional surfactants.