Colgate-Palmolive & NoPalm Ingredients Created Palm Oil-Free Soap
Laura McQuarrie — March 31, 2025 — Fashion
References: nopalm-ingredients & greenqueen.hk
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Palm oil offers numerous benefits to skin and enhances solid soap bar formulas but raises environmental and social concerns, leading Colgate-Palmolive and NoPalm Ingredients to explore fermentation-based soap bars as an alternative. This multi-year partnership exploring oil alternatives means that NoPalm Ingredients will incorporate fermentation-based oil from upcycled agrifood side streams into Colgate-Palmolive’s product formulations.
Already, Colgate-Palmolive and NoPalm Ingredients successfully co-developed the first soap bars made with fermentation-based oil, a high-quality, circular ingredient produced by fermenting upcycled side streams that's stable and delivers the desired texture and fragrance compatibility with much less environmental impact.
Now, the next phase is beginning: testing NoPalm Ingredients’ fermentation-derived oil at a pre-industrial scale. Ultimately, the aim is to prove that the fermentation-based oil matches or surpasses the performance of conventional oils used in personal care.
Trend Themes
1. Fermentation-derived Ingredients - The development of fermentation-derived ingredients represents a shift toward sustainable personal care products by utilizing circular resources.
2. Palm Oil Alternatives - Exploring alternatives to palm oil emphasizes the growing demand for eco-friendly ingredients that minimize environmental and social impacts in soap manufacturing.
3. Upcycled Side Streams - Using upcycled agrifood side streams in product formulations highlights an opportunity to reduce waste and create value-added products.
Industry Implications
1. Sustainable Personal Care - The sustainable personal care industry is experiencing a transformation as companies adopt alternative, environmentally conscious ingredients.
2. Biotechnology Innovations - Innovation in biotechnology is driving the development of new methods to produce stable, high-quality ingredients through fermentation processes.
3. Circular Economy Solutions - Industries focused on circular economy solutions are gaining momentum as they seek to incorporate waste streams into new product development and production.