Provital has unleashed Triplobiome, a biotech platform that uses plant endophytes to produce new natural active ingredients.
Endophytes are symbiotic microorganisms dwelling within plants with the ability to synthesize bioactive phytochemicals, offering a sustainable alternative while mitigating plant exploitation.
The Spanish company says the technology has allowed it to develop the first so-called ‘ecosystem ingredient’, which is derived from isolating endophytic yeast species Kwoniella mangroviensis from the bark of cork oak (Quercus suber).
The skincare ingredient, it adds, takes the protective power of its symbiotic provenance to provide the skin with the capacity to adapt, survive, and protect itself.
The active not only shields against environmental pollutants but also fortifies the microbiome barrier and reinforces lipid barrier integrity, ensuring optimal moisture retention and epidermal function, says Provital.
“The compounds from the initial endophytic extract of K. mangroviensis exhibit benefits like antimicrobial, antioxidant or collagen degradation inhibiting properties, and some are - at the same time -recognized plant growth promoters,” said a Provital spokeswoman.
“Thus, the restructuring effect of the first 'ecosystem' ingredient on the skin results from transferring a natural endophyte-protective system. For the first time, skin intelligence is activated via the horizontal transfer of ancestral nature wisdom,” she added.
