Tag: BioPreferred

Formulators looking for green ingredients and cleaner CPG labels have new options now certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): biosurfactants developed by Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI). All of the company’s sophorolipid ingredients have earned USDA BioPreferred status for being 100% biobased, renewable content, including Ferma™ S (INCI name: glycolipids) for personal care formulations, and Amphi™ M (CAS# 1573124-58-9) for home care, cleaning, coatings and industrial applications. The USDA’s BioPreferred Program is an initiative created to increase the use of bio-based products that displace the need for non-renewable chemicals, which plays an increasingly important role in reducing greenhouse ... Read more