01.06.15
AAK Personal Care’s Lipex SheaLight—a highly functional emollient ester that can be used in a wide variety of applications including skin care, body care, hair care, sun care and color cosmetic products—was named best Sustainable Ingredient at the Sustainable Beauty Awards, which are organized by Organic Monitor.
Lipex SheaLight is made using shea butter and ethanol from renewable sources, environmentally acceptable catalysts and low energy processes—all to minimize environmental impact. Since shea is a non-cultivated, wild crop there is no land use consumption in its production. The manual harvesting reduces the use of fossil fuels, and provides needed income to the rural women who perform the harvest in West Africa.
Lipex SheaLight is currently being evaluated by several global cosmetic brands and has been used to enhance newly launched formulations by regional brands in several markets including the US, Brazil, Asia and Europe.
Lipex SheaLight is made using shea butter and ethanol from renewable sources, environmentally acceptable catalysts and low energy processes—all to minimize environmental impact. Since shea is a non-cultivated, wild crop there is no land use consumption in its production. The manual harvesting reduces the use of fossil fuels, and provides needed income to the rural women who perform the harvest in West Africa.
Lipex SheaLight is currently being evaluated by several global cosmetic brands and has been used to enhance newly launched formulations by regional brands in several markets including the US, Brazil, Asia and Europe.