Our expertise in developing plant-based cosmetic active ingredients has historically been geared toward minimum impact on people and the environment. We have strengthened this approach since introducing our sustainable development programme in 2006. Our knowledge of the plant world underlies a manufacturing approach that uses technologies protective of people and the environment, also called green technologies. Among these manufacturing methods we can mention more particularly: · Physical processes, such as molecular distillation, pressureextraction, supercritical CO2 extraction, deodistillation and grinding · Extraction using natural products, such as water, fruit ethanol andplant substances like various oils · Green chemistry, with the use of solvents that have very low impacton people and the environment · Enzyme engineering, with the use of non-GMO enzymesThis manufacturing approach is an integral part of Laboratoires Expanscience's overall corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Every stage in the development of our ingredients is involved: · Starting with the plant source: we focus on selecting botanical raw materials whose supply chains meet our sustainable development objectives, especially those based on the ISO 26000 standard (fair trade, biodiversity protection, fight against biopiracy, fostering of local development etc) · Until the final stabilised ingredient: our technological expertise enables us to avoid unnatural and risky natural chemical substances; ie free of additives, such as preservatives and antioxidants. The health and chemical safety of our ingredients is guaranteed by our technological approaches, including the elimination of residual water, the use of oils and appropriate packaging.
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