Lavandula reuses agro-food by-products to provide added value for cosmetics
Organisation or Company
Type of organisation or company
Country
Italy
City
Castelcivita (Salerno - Campania Region)
Language for original content
Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
Yes
Partners
Sector
Scope
e-commerce
Submitted by
ICESP (Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform)
Vincenza Mastascusa
Description
The Lavandula project focuses on using agro-food by-products to produce active ingredients used in cosmetics. The project is divided into several stages:
- Identifying agro-food companies and potential recovery of by-products (from artichokes, saffron and broad beans)
- Studying the relevant literature to learn about the raw materials identified
- Setting up the extraction process and identifying its chemical features
- Studying what is involved in the extraction process (based on laboratory tests)
- Creating formulas for cosmetics
- Developing the production process
- Carrying out analyses and preparing the documentation required to place the cosmetics on the market
- Studying and designing the packaging
- Informing the European community via the cosmetic products notification portal (CPNP) and placing the cosmetics on the market.
Main activity field
Identified challenge (s)
Main results
The macro-benefits of this project are:
- Fewer by-products treated as waste
- 10% increase in manpower
- The company is opened up to new markets such as cosmetics
- Scientific and sector publications, attendance at congresses and conferences
- Increase in company turnover.
