Taking the moisture out of moisturizers to reduce their carbon footprint and packaging waste

Credit: University of East Anglia

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new technology that turns beauty products like moisturizer into a dry piece of confetti-like “paper.”

The breakthrough means that 98% of the water in products like moisturizer, sun-cream, shampoo and conditioner can be removed. Users simply need to add a drop of water to the paper-like disk to rehydrate it instantly. It could revolutionize the beauty industry by dramatically reducing both its carbon footprint and packaging waste.
The new technology also removes the need for preservatives in these products and improves their shelf life.
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