Startup creates cosmetics with insect oils


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American startup SIBU together with Josh Galt, former athlete and model for clothing companies such as Nike and Adidas, launched the first luxury cosmetic made from insect oil. The new cosmetic received the Best Skin Care Product award at LOHAS Hong Kong 2021.

SIBU, which specializes in the development, production and marketing of natural products based on sea buckthorn berry, a fruit that grows in the Himalayan region above 4,000 meters above sea level, and Galt created Point68 in 2020 Insect Beauty, the world's first sophisticated insect oil-based cosmetics line that contains only natural and organic ingredients.

The name Point 68 refers to insects and other anthropods that have six and eight legs, respectively. The beauty product contains pure soldier larva oil extract, also known as black fly larva oil (BSFL). Other ingredients include berry oil, sea buckthorn oil, argan oil and sunflower oil.

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According to the company, Point 68 is the world's first skin oil to use pure soldier fly extract and provides a powerful combination of optimal nutrition, cellular rejuvenation, firmness and radiance to visibly increase the vitality of skin's appearance. .

BSFL oil is extracted from insects, according to the SIBU website, which are grown in modern facilities and under controlled conditions. Scientists have been conducting research for years on the “Although scientific studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of insect oil composition both nutritionally and topically for the human body, Point68 is the first product to use this nutrient-dense oil in combination with other botanical ingredients ”.

By: Leonardo Gottems | agrolink

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