TAGS: Natural/ Organic
Locus Performance Ingredients™ (Locus PI) launches Ferma™, a first product line to replace petrochemical surfactants in personal care formulations. The pure Sophorolipid series of biosurfactants (INCI: Glycolipids) provide safer and more sustainable ingredient options with 5-25 times better performance.
Ferma™ Replaces Chemical Surfactants
The launch of the Ferma™ line helps personal care formulators eliminate regulatory challenges, cost issues and consumer concerns by providing access to highly versatile ingredients that are 100 percent bio-based and GMO-free.
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Biosurfactants have long been sought after as a top ingredient choice to overcome environmental and regulatory issues, but no company had the technology to develop them at the cost and usage rates needed for personal care formulations,” said Dr. Lee Speight, global director of business development for Locus Performance Ingredients.
The naturally derived ingredients have zero 1,4-Dioxane, Formaldehyde or residual Ethylene Oxide—removing all Proposition 65 issues. The ingredients are also palm oil free, reducing the environmental burdens caused by deforestation.
Multifunctional & Biodegradable Ingredients
Ferma™ biosurfactants bring multifunctional, readily biodegradable and mild ingredient options to the personal care space that outperform traditional petrochemicals—enabling companies to simplify product labels and drive the new
sustainable ingredient trend across the industry.
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Through our proprietary fermentation methods, Ferma™ biosurfactants can not only be scaled, but also customized for individual applications to guarantee best-in-class performance. It’s changing the future of personal care formulations and maximizing the industry’s sustainability,” said Speight.
Ferma™ ingredients can be tailored to meet specific HLB and
foaming formulation needs, including matched pair blending to reach stable emulsions results. The innovative approach has already caught the attention of both large consumer product companies and the rapidly moving indie sector.
Experts from the Locus PI team are in early talks and active engagement on formulations for use in a multitude of applications, including body wash, moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, skin creams and more.
Source: Locus Performance Ingredients