Plant biotechnology in cosmetics

At Sederma, plant biotechnology in cosmetics refers to the plant cell culture, an eco-sustainable process to develop and produce active cosmetic ingredients with substantiated efficacy and guaranteed reproducibility while significantly limiting our impact on environment.

The first generation allowed to obtain biomass in quantity by stimulating dedifferentiated cells in a favorable environment. It was a mixt of primary and secondary metabolisms non-titrated and with no reproducticibility from one batch to another.

At Sederma, our team developed specific protocols to stimulate the production of molecules of interest for cosmetic applications in an optimal and reproducible way. By mimicking natural conditions, the second generation have given us access to more efficient and valuable molecules.

Today with the arrival of the 3rd generation, we push back the field of possibilities. We allow a gene to express itself by lifting an inhibition to obtain a specialised and directed metabolism that we could not find in nature (epigenetics or biotransformation as appropriate).

To know more about our specific protocols to stimulate the production of molecules of interest, watch the video!

Plant biotechnology in cosmetics: high performance and sustainable benefits

Sustainability

Process:

• Avoids intensive cultivation and exploitation of fragilesoils

• Allows a drastic reduction in water consumptioncompared to a conventional cultivation method

• Confined environment without pollutants: pesticide-free, GMO-free, solvent-free (only water)

• Biodiversity preservation: only one sampling

• Participation in the reintroduction of endangered species: we can reproduce an entire plant from a sample kept in our library

Product:

• Preservative free

• Ingredient readily biodegradable

Sourcing

Process:

• Full traceability: raw material obtained in thelaboratory, only one sampling perfectly identified

• Natural ingredients

• Optimal active concentration and guaranteed reproducibility

Product:

• Natural origin content = 100 %  according to ISO16128

• ERI 360 label – SILVER LABEL

• COSMOS approved

Safety and Quality

Process:

• Plant cell culture in our laboratories:Strong management of safety at work (ISO 45001)

• No solvent

• No use of fields intended for food