Discover Australia’s most ambitious commercial UPCYCLED BEAUTY and wellness ingredients. Converting over 5,000 tonnes a year of surplus tomato seeds and food processing waste biomass, to deliver a stunning red, premium cold-pressed oil – RED VELVET OIL™ - an eco-responsible source of lycopene, phytosterols and fatty acids, poised to lead new trends and new product development (NPD) in anti-aging, barrier function, sunscreens, after sun care, teenage skin, hair care, pet care, ingestible wellness categories and more.
Born from a strategic, purpose-driven collaboration with Australia’s largest tomato grower, KAGOME Australia, we are driving and scaling Australia's Upcycled ingredient movement and targeting the war on waste.
Red Velvet Oil™ is an innovative ingredient for brands that want to create better solutions for people and our planet, Zero waste beauty, reduce and reuse strategies, crop diversification, and transparency as part of their brand story.
Red Velvet (Tomato Seed) Oil™ Application Categories
Explore new anhydrous possibilities and points of difference for a wide range of applications, from serums, body oils, night creams, lip balms/glosses, nourishing cleansers, repair treatments, and hair care; through to wellness tonics, gummies, and more. Replace common carrier oils like Rosehip, Sweet Almond, and Bakuchiol with a powerful source of lycopene and more.
We have named it Red Velvet Oil™ because of its rich red colour, and fast absorbency, leaving the skin with a stunning velvet feel and glow.
Product Detail
Its unique composition features 12mg/100g lycopene, a powerful antioxidant and carotenoid, along with interesting phytosterols and fatty acids making this a new generation 'active' oil.
Lycopene is a hydrophobic compound that can integrate into cell membranes and exert its antioxidant effects in the lipid bilayers, stabilising cell membranes against oxidative damage and maintaining skin integrity.
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Discover how this food-compliant upcycled ingredient can translate benefits across topical and ingestible applications. Request samples and technical documentation and be part of one of Australia’s upcycled ingredient milestones... The Red Velvet Revolution!
REQUEST A DATASHEET to learn more about Lycopene, the phytosterols and fatty acids found in the Red Velvet Oil™, and how you can create exciting new oil-soluble product innovations, with a strong Upcycled responsible ingredient backstory.
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