Botaneco Presents at Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Meeting

New York, NY – December 6, 2007 – Specialty ingredient company Botaneco will present a new, smarter way for manufacturers to develop personal care items during the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Scientific Meeting in New York on December 6 and 7 at the New York Hilton. Botaneco will showcase the groundbreaking work of the organization in harnessing oilseed oleosomes, which offer performance based natural emulsion choices for manufacturers of cosmetics, sunscreens, lotions and other personal care products.

The poster and abstract, entitled “Safflower Oleosomes – A Multifunctional Route to Emulsifier Free Formulations” highlights the superior performance benefits and properties of Botaneco’s branded line of safflower oleosomes (HydresiaTM), recently unveiled in October during the Society of Cosmetic Chemists show in California.

The innovation driven company has already introduced its Hydresia product to dozens of personal care companies, emphasizing the ability to produce green products without compromising performance. “Hydresia makes it easy to be green for any manufacturer for a host of reasons,” Botaneco’s Andrew Baum says. “The performance of Hydresia is equal to or better than the performance of its synthetic counterparts and the ability to cold process formulate with Hydresia reduces energy and labor costs. It’s a smart choice – global performance meets natural.”



About the Society of Cosmetic Chemists

Dedicated to the advancement of cosmetic science, the Society strives to increase and disseminate scientific information through meetings and publications. By promoting research in cosmetic science and industry, and by setting high ethical, professional and educational standards, we reach our goal of improving the qualifications of cosmetic scientists. Consumers may never look at their cosmetics, sunscreen, body lotion or moisturizer the same way again, as the way in which many personal care items are developed is about to change. With the official release of the first branded line of oilbody based ingredients from Botaneco, the newly unveiled Hydresia™ represents not only a technological and performance breakthrough, it has also been closely scrutinized under the microscope of brand executives to gauge consumer potential.

About Botaneco

From development through delivery, Botaneco is a performance based, technologically advanced botanical science organization that manufactures and markets a branded line of products that harness the naturally occurring benefits of protein protected seed oils. Botaneco provides performance, innovation and choice in creating natural, renewable and versatile delivery systems and ingredients used in the development of cosmetics, personal care and prescription topical/dermatology products beneficial to humans and the environment. Botaneco is a business unit of Calgary-based biotechnology company SemBioSys. More information can be accessed at www.botaneco.ca.

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