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Welcome to our UPCYCLING hall of fame!

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Let us introduce our favourite #upcycled cosmetic raw materials

Some of our most popular raw materials are derived from by-products of other industries, such as food & beverage and fragrance. We're proud to offer these cleverly upcycled active and functional ingredients.

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BergaMuls ET1

Berg & Schmidt's award-winning emulsifier from fruit & cereal by-product! BergaMuls ET 1 was the winner of the BSB Innovation Award 2021 in the category Natural Products/ Raw Materials, Section 3: Recipients, protection and skin soothing. COSMOS as well as Natrue-approved, this innovative emulsifier also provides thickening and moisturising for natural cosmetic formulations.

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HempTein Z NPNF®

TRI-K's multi-functional active from upcycled Hemp! Hemp Tein Z NPNF® from TRI-K Industries is a hydrolyzed protein from recycled Hemp seed biomass, and is packed full of protein, healthy fats, and other vital nutrients such as magnesium, zinc and iron. With benefits for both hair & skin, this water-based active is COSMOS approved and suitable for Vegan formulations! It contains zero CBD and THC, is non-GMO and sustainably sourced.

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MeiYanoL

Exsymol's award-winning under-eye active from Elderflower by-product from a fragrance producer in France. MeiYanoL has won First Place in the ENVIRONMENT category of this year's BSB Innovation Awards! Made from upcycled by-product of the fragrance producer, Payan Bertrand S.A., MeiYanoL is an effective anti-inflammation and anti-oxidant active with substantiated data for anti-eye bag applications.

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Upcycled vegetable waxes from food & beverage industry

Sunflower Wax, Orange Peel Wax & Rice Bran Wax from Koster Keunen are produced from by-products of the food & beverage industry.

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Ecoffea

Chemyunion's skin rejuvenating active extracted from the cake of organic green coffee beans. This water-based active is suitable for emulsions, serums & more and is COSMOS approved!

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