By-product from Probi’s manufacturing of probiotic dietary supplements is used in a new skin care product to be launched by Symrise in April 2022. This new skin care business opportunity also provides other benefits for Probi®. By upcycling valuable fermentation media from probiotic fermentation, we improve both production profitability and reduce our environmental footprint, while commercializing a new ingredient.
Probi has for a long time worked closely with Symrise in various areas which has now resulted in a new skin care ingredient. SymFerment® is a moisturizing active ingredient based on Probi’s profound expertise in probiotics. Symrise’s plan is to present the ingredient at the in-cosmetic Global trade fair in Paris in April 2022. The companies have jointly developed the ingredient, which is based on a by-product from Probi’s production of probiotic dietary supplements. Probi has a turn-key supply commitment, from the extraction of the by-product that is derived from the fermentation of Lactiplantibacillus (Lactobacillus), to the finished format delivered to Symrise.
“By using a by-product from our regular production, our waste is upcycled and processed into new products. Part of the amount of water we use in production can therefore be reused. This is not only good for our gross margins in production but for use of resources in terms of water consumption,” says Andy McShea, Chief Operating Officer, Probi.
The field of probiotics has grown dramatically and the impacts of probiotics on skin are proven as the skin microbiome has become a major field of scientific endeavor.
“Consumers are increasingly asking for sustainable cosmetic products,” says Léa Schmidt, Global Product Manager at Symrise. “That’s why sustainability always forms the heart of our product development efforts. Thanks to the partnership with Probi, we can use valuable by-products from the production of probiotics to create effective ingredients such as SymFerment®.”
“This is completely in line with our ambition to find new application areas in probiotics with the added benefit of reducing our environmental footprint. We see potential to develop this business further,” says Tom Rönnlund, CEO of Probi.
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