Sophim has expanded its natural portfolio with PhytOlive Fine, an exfoliant upcycled from olive stones.
The French company says the olive-sourced exfoliant offers a bio-based alternative to plastic beads scrub, and an upcycled alternative to sugar and salt scrubs.
PhytOlive Fine (Olea europaea seed) is an exfoliant possessing many benefits for the skin: cleansing, purifying, soothing, brightening, and softening.
It also stimulates cell renewal by mechanically eliminating dead skin and impurities.
The ingredient comes in the form of a powder obtained by grinding and sieving olive stones, which contain an oil rich in tocopherol (Vitamin E), oleic and linoleic acids, known for their antioxidant and nourishing properties.
Sophim says PhytOlive Fine does not interact with the other ingredients within the formula, thus offering efficiency and stability to formulators.
“Its uniqueness is due to its sourcing and sensory properties, at the core of Sophim’s values. PhytOlive Fine is made in France. It is COSMOS approved, and upcycled from olive stones,” added managing director Alexis Margnat.
“This smooth exfoliant offers a grain size of 500 microns, fitting various needs and offering multiple opportunities to formulators. Its integrity is guaranteed thanks to a heat treatment process allowing PhytOlive Fine to be sterilized.”
