--- title: Personal Care description: Bioextrax produces PHBV and PHO – high-performance, fully biodegradable PHA bioplastics made by bacteria. A scalable alternative to fossil-based plastics. --- [Skip to main content](https://www.bioextrax.com/industry-personal-care#main-content) [![Bioextract logo](https://www.bioextrax.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/bioextrax-nimbly-lite-child-2026/images/content/images/logo.svg)](https://www.bioextrax.com/) - Biosolutions - [Biosolutions](https://www.bioextrax.com/biosolutions) - [PHA - Bioplastics](https://www.bioextrax.com/pha-bioplastics) - [Feather Upcycling](https://www.bioextrax.com/feather-upcycling) - Industry - [Personal Care](https://www.bioextrax.com/industry-personal-care) - [Adhesives](https://www.bioextrax.com/industry-adhesives) - [Coating](https://www.bioextrax.com/industry-coating) - About Us - [About Us](https://www.bioextrax.com/about-us) - [Organisation](https://www.bioextrax.com/organisation) - Investors - [Investors](https://www.bioextrax.com/investors) - [Press Releases](https://www.bioextrax.com/press-releases) - [Financial Reports](https://www.bioextrax.com/financial-reports) - [Prospectus](https://www.bioextrax.com/prospectus) - [Corporate Governance](https://www.bioextrax.com/corporate-governance) - [Articles of Association](https://www.bioextrax.com/articles-of-association) - [General Meetings](https://www.bioextrax.com/general-meetings) - [Share Information](https://www.bioextrax.com/share-information) - Insights - [FAQ](https://www.bioextrax.com/frequently-asked-questions) [Contact us](https://www.bioextrax.com/contact-us) Polyhydroxyalkanoate # Biobased and biodegradable ingredients for personal care Bioextrax offers two PHA ingredients for personal care, both biobased and biodegradable: Vidus™ SPF Booster, based on our PHBV grade, and Monas™ Film, our PHO grade, a soft biopolymer with film-forming capacity. Both are made by microbes. ## Three EU deadlines Under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, the EU is phasing intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles, commonly known as microplastics, out of cosmetic products, one category at a time. ## 2027 The deadline for rinse-off cosmetics, such as shampoos and shower gels. ## 2029 The deadline for leave-on cosmetics, such as sunscreen, moisturisers and body lotions. ## 2035 The deadline for make-up, lip and nail products, the last cosmetic categories to be covered. --- ``` Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) ``` ### **Vidus™ SPF Booster** Vidus™ SPF Booster helps sunscreens provide higher sun protection without adding more UV filters. Unlike conventional SPF boosters, which often contain synthetic polymers that can contribute to microplastic pollution, Vidus™ SPF Booster is made from Bioextrax biobased and biodegradable PHBV material. Its tiny spherical particles scatter UV light, helping the sunscreen’s UV filters work more effectively. ![Untitled design (4)](https://www.bioextrax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(4).png?width=250&height=312&name=Untitled%20design%20(4).png) **Key properties and benefits** - Reach the same SPF with less active UV filter, with mineral or organic filters. - Biodegradable according to OECD 301F, with no persistent microplastics left behind. - An alternative ahead of the 2029 deadline for the microplastic ban in leave-on products under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055. - No Annex VI approval required, since it is an SPF booster rather than a UV filter. - Supplied as a stable aqueous dispersion that could integrate into existing formulations. [TDS\_Vidus™ SPF Booster](https://www.bioextrax.com/hubfs/TDS/TDS_%20VidusTM%20SPF%20Booster.pdf) [Request a sample](https://www.bioextrax.com/contact-us) ``` Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) ``` ### Monas™ Film Film-formers help a product stay in place on skin or hair, and the film they create needs to remain flexible as the skin moves. Monas™ Film, our PHO-based grade, is a soft and smooth biopolymer with rubber-like properties, for use in film-forming applications in personal care. **Key properties and benefits** - Elastic and tough, so the film flexes rather than cracks. - Forms an even, continuous film. - Fully biobased and biodegradable. - Produced with our water-based technology, built for large-scale production. - Available from samples to commercial volumes, or through licensing of our process. [TDS\_Monas™ Film](https://www.bioextrax.com/hubfs/TDS/TDS_%20MonasTM%20Film.pdf) [Request a sample](https://www.bioextrax.com/contact-us) ![bioextrax\_icon\_adheciv](https://www.bioextrax.com/hubfs/Photo%20Library/Icons/bioextrax_icon_adheciv.svg) --- ## How we work with partners Our core model is technology licensing. Licensees gain access to our process, our expertise and the bacterial cultures required to run it. For Vidus™ SPF Booster and Monas™ Film, however, we offer the materials as producers. ## We unlock new value in underutilised materials through biosolutions. 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