KOLMAR Korea Develops Eco-Friendly Products Replacing Microplastics

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Kolmar Korea is taking the lead in developing products using eco-friendly materials that replace microplastics.

Kolmar Korea announced on the 19th that it has signed a business agreement with Roots Lab, a company specializing in eco-friendly materials, to develop cosmetics, toothpaste, and health functional food products using "bae seoksepo" (pear stone cells).

Kolmar Korea focused on bae seoksepo, which is classified as a natural resource and can replace existing microplastics. Bae seoksepo is a plant-based ingredient extracted from the skin and core of pears, and it is the substance that feels slightly rough in the mouth when eating pears. It has the effect of removing foreign substances on the surface, making it excellent for exfoliation and pore tightening, and is considered superior in efficacy compared to other microplastic substitutes. It can be easily extracted from waste left after squeezing pear juice, minimizing waste and making raw material procurement easy.

Previously, commercializing bae seoksepo through mass production was difficult, but Roots Lab succeeded in establishing a system to increase the purity of mass-collected and processed bae seoksepo and finely grind it to the particle size required for each product.

Kolmar Korea will receive exclusive supply of Roots Lab's technology for product development in cosmetics, toothpaste, and health functional foods. Currently, Kolmar Korea has completed sample formulation design applying the raw material and skin cleansing tests, aiming for product commercialization within this year.

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