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Biotech Innovations

Biotech Innovations with a Touch of Nature

A unique range for personal care to fulfil consumers desire for purity and effectiveness. These natural personal care ingredients originate from vegetal sources and contribute to consumers well-being and well-feeling. Moisturizing, protecting and repairing effects are combined with an extraordinary gentle feel for skin and hair. TOUCH OF NATURE

VITIPURE™- A unique solution for complete skin repair

Advantages

A patented polysaccharide complex - the chitin-glucan - that leverages the benefits of chitin and beta (1,3)-glucan
A scientifically supported biopolymer backed up by 5 clinical studies and 3 invitro tests
A feel booster that gives a unique texture from light to rich formulations
An easy-to-formulate ingredient with no influence on the visual and olfactory characteristics of the formulation
In conformity with natural and organic standards,
ECOCERT approved

Features

Extracted from fully renewable, inexhaustible, traceable and constant vegetal quality source
Effective at low dose and easy-to-fomulate
High quality & purity

VITIPURE™ Feeling

Highly efficient Chitin, beta-Glucan complex for long-term skin repair and skin protection

VITIPURE™ Sensation

Refined grade for color cosmetics

VELSAN® - The natural choice for silky skin and hair

Advantages

Provides a natural silicone touch, delivers an exceptional silky-soft feel
Enhances the skin-feel by reducing tackiness and greasy feel
Provides spreading properties
Stabilizes and boosts foam
Enables substitution of silicones
Forms delicate non-occlusive protective film

Features

Naturally-derived biopolymer, vegetal base
Low dose and easy-to-formulate
Reconciles cost-effectiveness
High quality & purity

VELSAN® Soft

Foam boosting Chitosan Succinamide to create a natural soft touch to skin and hair, enabling the replacement of silicones

ZENVIVO™ - The one and only vegetal Chitosan

Advantages

Unique non animal Chitosan
Equivalent to high-quality animal Chitosan
Available in two grades with different molecular weights
A functional cationic ingredient, allowing a broad range of formulations for skin, hair and oral care
Backed up by scientific support and expertise in Chitosan and its derivatives
In line with eco-responsible and natural cosmetic standards
ECOCERT approved

Features

Cationic biopolymer
Renewable, inexhaustible traceable and constant vegetal quality source
Film forming; antimicrobial efficacy; odour control; moisturizing
Skin feel improvement

ZENVIVO™ Protect

A low molecular weight grade with antimicrobial properties for deodorant efficacy, oral care or preservation of cosmetic formulations

ZENVIVO™ Aqua

A high molecular weight grade with filmforming properties for hair styling, sun care and decorative cosmetics, and with conditioning properties for skin and hair care

Target Application Overview

Market	Skin Care
Product / Application	Bath & Shower	Cream & Lotion	Sun Care	AP/DEO	Color Cosmetics	Skin Whitening
VITIPURE™ Feeling		X	X	X		X
VITIPURE™ Sensation		X	X	X	X	X
VELSAN® Soft	X	X	X	X	X	X
ZENVIVO™ Protect	X	X	X	X	X	X
ZENVIVO™ Aqua		X	X		X	X