Inolex will be promoting SustOleo at Suppliers’ Day, a complete system of palm free ingredients, which was launched at in-cosmetics in April.
“We are pleased to provide this completely palm-free solution for formulators seeking a true alternative” said Fana Makonnen, technical marketing Manager at Inolex. “Consumers, retailers, and brands are increasingly focused on the environmental impact of their products, and we believe that SustOleo provides a significant step forward not just for meeting consumer preferences but also in improving the world around us.”
The palm industry has long been criticised for its negative environmental and ecological impacts. It has been associated with deforestation, habitat destruction, climate change, animal cruelty, indigenous rights abuses, and biodiversity destruction. Sustainable palm organisations have attempted to monitor palm production with limited effectiveness due to the complicated web of relationships and abundant loopholes. As a result, personal care consumers, retailers, and brands are looking for ways to fully exit the palm industry.
SustOleo ingredients provide new and innovative palm-free alternatives for ingredient categories that have historically been palm-derived. These ingredients include sensory fluids, emulsifiers, and texturisers that are biodegradable and natural. With a robust and sustainable supply chain, reliable origins, and reasonable costs, Inolex’s SustOleo line provides a unique solution for the increasingly environmentally-conscious personal care industry.
Inolex will also be in New Jersey to discuss its collaboration with ieS Labo for the launch of PhytoTrace, a line of traceable, sustainable extracts. PhytoTrace offers complete supply-chain transparency that brings products from farm-to-lab and connects formulators and consumers with the terroir and idyllic growing climate of Provence, France.
PhytoTrace products include: PhytoTrace Carrot, PhytoTrace Fig, PhytoTrace Lemon Verbena, PhytoTrace Olive, PhytoTrace Rice, PhytoTrace Saffron.
“Originated, sourced, and produced in Provence, France, PhytoTrace represents the coming together of ieS Labo and Inolex to provide a uniquely transparent set of products,” said Dan Winn, executive vice president and head of Personal Care at Inolex. “At our core, Inolex is a company that embraces natural products and sustainability, and we are truly honored to partner with Pierre Cappanera, Maria-Paz Zuniga, and the entire ieS Labo team in building Inolex as the premier source of traceable herbal extracts for the personal care industry.”
“PhytoTrace is an important step forward for ieS Labo and INnolex,” said Pierre Cappanera, director of ieS Labo. “Intimate, farmer-by-farmer supply chain knowledge has always been at
the heart of ieS Labo’s extract business, and we are pleased to partner with Inolex to share that with our customers and the increasingly sourcing-conscious consumer.”
