Intercos develops renewable PLA ingredient to use in cosmetics

By Becky Bargh | Published: 17-Oct-2019
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PLA can be used as a substitute for talc and synthetic fluorphlogopite, which both have their own economic drawbacks and are non-renewable

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Intercos develops renewable PLA ingredient to use in cosmetics
Intercos develops renewable PLA ingredient to use in cosmetics

Plastic pollution is one of the beauty sector’s greatest downfalls.

But while most brands are looking to remove single-use plastics from their packaging, cosmetics manufacturer Intercos has developed a new polylactic acid (PLA) ingredient to be used in cosmetics.

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