Our Solution For Personal Care

The Problem

There is a high demand for all-natural ingredients for the personal care industry that perform as well, if not better than current synthetic ingredients.

The Solution

SemBioSys has developed an all-natural process to extract oilbodies (oleosomes) from safflower seeds resulting in a base emulsion with superior hydration, skin conditioning and moisturization properties compared to traditional ingredients such as petrolatum or chemical and animal byproducts.

This base emulsion, currently sold by our associate Botaneco, as Hydresia™ or Hydresia™G2, can also act as a natural cold-process emulsifier, which dramatically simplifies formulation development while reducing manufacturing costs.

What We Have Accomplished

In 2007 Botaneco was formed as a specialty ingredients subsidiary of SemBioSys, dedicated to the manufacturing and marketing of personal care ingredients. Its first product, Hydresia™, has been marketed for some time and is performing well in the marketplace. Botaneco recently launched its second generation oleosome product, Hydresia™ G2, which allows for the development of a wider variety of products in global markets.

Burt's Bees became Botaneco's first international brand customer in January 2008, launching two body washes and a hand soap in North America containing Hydresia™.

SemBioSys currently holds a 9.5 per cent interest in Advitech, Botaneco's parent company.

What We Are Working On

Beyond the benefits as a personal care product ingredient, oilbodies hold the potential to act as a carrier and delivery system for pharmaceutical products. Botaneco's strategy is to leverage the commercialization of Hydresia™ to enter into the over-the-counter (OTC) and topical pharmaceutical markets with oleosomes.