BEAUTY INNOVATIONS
Natural, sustainable oils
for beauty care
Africa is home to some of the most impressive trees of life, revered worldwide for their medicinal and beneficial values. Symrise’s collection of miracle oils extracted from the seeds of three African tree species, deliver truly unique personal care benefits. The cultivation of these trees is also critical to improving social and economic conditions.
S
ymrise developed a sustainability programme in
Madagascar 13 years ago, involving over 7 000 farmers across 90 villages. This initiative,
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distribution of seeds and plants for new crops.
66 percent of global consumers perceive oils as a good ingredient for personal care products. Source: Symrise 2018 CICS Study of 22 countries
originally centred on vanilla production, has expanded to the cultivation and production of botanicals plants. It sees farmers benefit from training on cultivation and the
SENSORIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYMRISE’S AFRICAN OILS
As part of the programme, 2 500 tamanu plants were distributed in 2015 and planted. Tamanu cultivation of the is nondestructive and helps limit
the coast erosion by stabilising the soils. It provides a naturel barrier against strong winds in this cyclonic area. Up to 300 families are involved in the tamanu oil production chain. The sourcing initiative now extends beyond Madagascar to committed developments in Kenya and Tanzania.
Baobab fruit pulp
MIRACLE OILS COLLECTION Symrise’s tamanu oil is cultivated in
who are mostly women, developing
Madagascar. The tamanu nuts are
additional revenues from organic farming.
collected during the dry season, when
The fruit pulp is ground into a fine nutritious
• slips and melts on skin
they fall to the ground. Because the
fruit powder, or cold pressed to produce
• rich and shiny
farmers collecting the nuts are not always
baobab oil while the shell can be used
• spreads well from outset
those who work with the vanilla, the
as biomass for sustainable energy
• film forming
tamanu oil production to many people
production. For its moringa oil, Symrise has
1. TAMANU OIL
in the region. Once shelled,
established a partnership with small scale
2. BAOBAB OIL
the seeds are left to sun dry
farmers which seeks to transfer expertise
• silky
for one to three months. After
to promote better agricultural practices.
they are sun dried, the seeds
The moringa seeds are extracted from
are cold pressed to obtain
distinctive fruit pods in the shape of
the rich green tamanu oil.
drumsticks. The oil is then cold pressed
• cocooning • good sprayability • quite shiny • powdery feel
The company also
3. MORINGA OIL
specialises in sustainable
• rich
baobab oil from Tanzania.
• smooth
This sourcing programme
• film-forming.
involves over 1 000 people,
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