Lallemand has begun offering a line of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics for the skin microbiome.
The company recently showcased three ingredients at in-cosmetics Paris, offering benefits in healthy skin aging, anti-aging and more.
The ingredients include:
Lallbiome 200 (INCI: inactivated Lactobacillus Helveticus HA-122), a postbiotic ingredient that promotes cell anti-senescence to support healthy aging.
Seven unique exopolysaccharides (EPS) (INCI: Varies), including 6 sulfated EPS, derived from marine microorganism metabolites developed to prevent the formation of pathogen biofilms (includingin oral applications) and fight blemishes.
Beauty Yeast Mask (INCI: Not Provided), a second-skin beauty mask with a matrix made mainly from microorganisms, including beta-glucan yeast fractions. Developed with TechNature, the moisturizing, soothing, anti-aging mask improves radiance and reduces redness and imperfections.
Lallemand acquired Swiss biotech Evolva in late 2023, rounding out the company’s microorganism capabilities. Evolva developed and patented a yeast fermentation process to produce ingredients for cosmetics, health and flavors and fragrances.
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The company recently featured two of these ingredients:
Juneo (INCI: Not Provided): a multi-functional ingredient with various benefits, regulating a range of biological activities on skin and hair, as evidenced by scientific studies.The ingredient also provides provides anti-aging effects.
Larally (INCI: Not Provided): a high-purity natural responsible bioactive L-Arabinose, made via a white biotech fermentation process for a balanced skin microbiome.
Angélique Barreau, development and marketing director, Lallemand Cosmetics, a division of Lallemand Personal Care, commented: “Increasingly, today’s consumers want products that are as natural and as environmentally sustainable as possible. They also want visible results. Lallemand microorganisms for cosmetics are unique biobased raw materials. For the cosmetics industry, these microorganisms arecreating new opportunities to innovate, especially in microbiome skin care."
