Beauty Forum May23 - Flipbook - Page 34
Users
simply add a
drop of water
to the paperlike disc to
rehydrate it
instantly.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have
developed a new technology that turns beauty
products like moisturiser into a dry piece of
confetti-like ‘paper’.
The breakthrough means that 98 per cent of the
water in products like moisturiser, sun-cream,
shampoo and conditioner can be removed. Users
simply need to add a drop of water to the paperlike disc to rehydrate it instantly.
It could revolutionise the beauty industry by
dramatically reducing both its carbon footprint and
packaging waste. The new technology also
removes the need for preservatives in these
products and improves their shelf life.
Lead researcher Prof Sheng Qi, from UEA’s
School of Pharmacy, said: “Most cosmetics and
toiletries contain up to 95 per cent water, leading to
heavy units by volume and bulky packaging.”
“Every year, 120 billion units of cosmetics and
toiletries are packaged and shipped globally, so the
industry has a huge carbon footprint.”
“The technology that we have developed uses a
no-heat process to transform a range of water and
oil-based based beauty and skincare products into
small discs of paper-like material.”
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