Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
The beauty industry faces challenges in developing effective, natural, and sustainable ingredients and formulations. This often leads to a reliance on conventional, less environmentally conscious materials and processes, hindering innovation in responsible product development.
Solution
Keracol provides end-to-end R&D partnership services focused on creating functional, natural, and sustainable ingredients and formulations for the beauty sector. Leveraging proprietary technologies, the company transforms natural sources and upcycled feedstocks into high-performance beauty solutions. Their approach emphasizes scientific validation and ethical sourcing to accelerate the transition towards a more responsible and innovative beauty market. Keracol's expertise spans biomaterial development, formulation, and product validation, ensuring scientifically evidenced claims and proven sustainability benefits.
Target Audience
Keracol serves beauty brands, ingredient manufacturers, and product developers seeking to integrate natural, sustainable, and high-performance components into their product lines.
Features
- Development of natural UV absorbers, including mineral defense and everyday protection formulations.
- Utilization of upcycled feedstocks such as blackcurrant skins, mandarin peels, and grape by-products for planet-positive innovation.
- Creation of plant-based cosmetics, including mascara, pigments, and eyebrow coloration.
- Formulation of natural active ingredients and gentle, effective skincare solutions, including clinically trialed retinol alternatives.
- Development of natural haircare solutions, such as styling polymers, volumizing technology, and natural hair coloration with catalyzed dyeing processes.
- Expertise in sustainable sourcing, natural material extraction, and characterization.
- Scientific claim substantiation with robust data verification to prevent greenwashing.
- Scalable production practices driven by data and a sustainability culture.