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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Applications
HoliSurf LF has applications in Personal care.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| pH | 5 – 7 | — | — |
| Active | approx. 60 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- HoliSurf products classified as ‘non-irritants’
The XtraMild in vitro test was used to assess the mildness of Holiferm’s HoliSurf HF and LF compared with other surfactants, including Decyl Octyl Glycosides, C10-16 Alkyl Glycosides, C9-11 Alcohol Ethxolate (6EO), SLES, SLS, CAPB and another novel biosurfactant. The results confirmed that HoliSurf HF and LF were the mildest of all the products tested by a considerable margin, with both gaining classification as ‘non-irritants’. The difference between HoliSurf products and the comparators became more pronounced over time, with a sharp decrease in the viability of comparators towards the end of the test period.
ETso (hours) Expected In vivo Irritancy
<0.5 Strong/severe (Possible corrosive concentration)
0.5-4 Moderate 4-12 Moderate to mild 12-24 Very mild 24 Non-irritating These results show that our naturally based, sustainably produced biosurfactants are better suited for use in personal and cosmetic products than their nearest competitors or petrochemical equivalents. We have also confirmed that sophorolipids are post-biotics,2–6 defined by the ICCR as ‘non-viable ingredients comprised of inactivated microorganisms and/or soluble factors (products or metabolic by-products) released by live or inactivated microorganisms, added to a cosmetic product in order to achieve a cosmetic benefit at the application site, either directly or via an effect on the existing microbiota.
Biosurfactants of the future
Holiferm will soon bring HoliSurf HF, HoliSurf LF, HoneySurf HF and HoneySurf LF* to the mass market via our first commercial plant, to be built in Wallasey, Liverpool. Our mission is to disrupt the status quo by replacing petrochemical surfactants with biosurfactants manufactured from renewable feedstocks using our patented gravity separation fermentation process.