Swedish biotech outfit Melt&Marble, which uses precision fermentation to produce designer lipids, has secured its first personal care ingredient INCI name.
Personal Care Products Council has approved the International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) name r-Saccharomyces Butter for Melt&Marble’s Marble7 personal care lipid.
Marble7 is a soft solid fat that melts at skin temperature, enhancing formulation sensory performance while delivering bio-active fatty acids that provide targeted skin benefits.
An INCI name is required for ingredients to be sold in the global personal care market.
“This milestone represents a significant step forward for Melt&Marble and underscores our progress across product development, regulatory readiness and scale-up,” said CEO Anastasia Krivoruchko.
“With Marble7 now carrying its INCI name, and our important recent hires, we’re well-positioned to launch our first personal care product this year and bring more sustainable, high-performance lipids to the market,” she added.
Melt&Marble has meanwhile strengthened its commercial and application leadership ahead of its first market launches.
Juliana Mancini Gomiero joins as head of business development for personal care, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in personal care marketing at companies such as Persán, L’Oréal and Natura & Co. She will design and shape the Go-to-Market commercial and marketing strategy.
Monika Malak has joined as senior product application & QC scientist.
An expert in skin cell biology and holder of a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Gothenburg, she will lead application development and claims validation, developing showcase formulations and supporting customers with deep formulation and skin biology expertise.
