2023-12-21 19:15:09
A new technology is capable of encapsulating compounds in ultrafine fibers that melt on contact with the skin.
The Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) of Spain and the company Bioinicia promoted by the CSIC, have jointly patented a technology that allows the creation of cosmetic products, composed entirely of bioactive ingredients with proven efficacy in in vivo trials.
Using this technique, the ingredients are encapsulated in ultrafine, water-soluble fibers, also composed of cosmetic bioactive substances. The technology, dermatologically tested, allows us to dispense with all the excipients, preservatives and additives of conventional cosmetics, while maximizing the penetration and effectiveness of the bioactive ingredients. The first products developed with this technology will reach the market in 2024.
Using this technology, the CSIC and Bioinicia, through their brand Bioinicia Cosmetics, have developed a new line of totally natural and vegan cosmetic products for the care and improvement of skin health. “They are composed only of bioactive ingredients, creating a new generation of cosmetics, pure cosmetics,” says José María Lagarón, CSIC researcher at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) and founder of Bioinicia.
The technology is based on Fiber Boost type electrohydrodynamic processing, which increases the penetration of active products by more than ten times. These fibers are 100 times finer than the thickness of a human hair, and melt instantly upon contact with the skin, providing a clearly noticeable cosmetic effect in just three seconds of application.
“Its double mechanism of action is the key,” says José María Lagarón. “The ultra-fine fibers adhere and adapt perfectly to the skin relief and deliver the active ingredients in a more homogeneous and effective way. In fact, we have measured that some bioactives penetrate up to 10 times more than in conventional liquid formulations,” he explains. “In addition, the active ingredients are protected within the fibers, keeping all their properties intact and maximizing their effectiveness,” he points out.
The cosmetic products developed using CSIC and Bioinicia technology are completely natural. (Photo: CSIC / Bioinicia)
Triple achievement of sustainability in cosmetics
While maximizing the penetration and effectiveness of the active ingredients, the technology, which has been dermatologically tested even on sensitive skin, also makes it possible to dispense with all the excipients, preservatives and additives that structure and stabilize conventional cosmetics. “This represents a triple achievement of sustainability in the cosmetic field,” highlights Lagarón.
Thus, the technology patented by the CSIC and Bioinicia reduces the unnecessary consumption and transportation of raw materials and substances without cosmetic properties for the skin, eliminating water from the product as a natural resource that normally makes up 60 to 95% of conventional cosmetics. It also reduces the energy consumption required for production, as the technology allows manufacturing at room temperature.
After protecting hundreds of thousands of people during the COVID-19 pandemic through the development of the so-called CSIC masks, based on nanofibers and which, depending on the type of mask, are reusable, biodegradable, inclusive and have bactericidal and viricidal properties, The collaboration between the CSIC and Bioinicia will once again bring the consumer closer to new sustainable consumer products with high added value in 2024, in this case, applying their innovative technological developments based on ultrafine fibers to the cosmetic and skin health sector. (Source: CSIC)
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