Amyris, the parent company of Biossance, the plant-based squalane cult skincare brand, unveiled a new initiative late last year dubbed the Clean Beauty Collaborative.
The first brand to release products under the banner was the Pipette baby and mother care range – a first for Amyris – through Rose Inc, the brand and website of supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Rose Inc is also poised to develop and launch another clean beauty range with Amyris in the third quarter of this year.
Amyris has been a trendsetter in the sustainable beauty arena, working with the Institute for OneWorld Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Sanofi, the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in the world, to develop naturally-based ingredients and molecules.
The biotech leader has inked a buyout deal with Costa Brazil, a New York-based clean luxury beauty and wellness brand, that takes its cue from the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest. Co-founded by Brazilian native, Francisco Costa, and Michele Levy, all of Costa Brazil’s ingredients are sustainably sourced.
Amyris plans to apply its scientific knowhow and fermentation technology to develop and expand the production of Costa Brazil’s portfolio, including signature products such as Oleo Para a Face ( Kaya Anti-Ageing Face Oil), available through Mecca and Net-a-Porter in Australia.
Francisco Costa will remain Chief Creative Officer and Amyris will continue to aid the local communities who live in the areas where the brand’s ingredients are sourced.
John Melo, President and CEO of Amyris says: “We are very excited to be adding to our portfolio a truly differentiated offering. We welcome Francisco, whose successful track record at Calvin Klein and launch of Costa Brazil, together with our own creative talents, will help us accelerate the transition of the beauty industry to a science-based business that delivers sustainability without compromise to performance.”