Collagen is the structural polymer throughout the animal kingdom - it provides strength, elasticity and resilience to animal and human tissues. In cosmetics, it is one of the most popular active ingredients in the anti-aging or moisturizing categories.
Yet, collagen is derived from animal or synthetic sources, which counteracts current cosmetic trends that shift away from animal-based or artificial raw materials towards plant-derived, sustainable alternatives.
With PhytoCollagen, Lipoid Kosmetik presents a unique, all-natural, vegan and sustainable collagen alternative sourced from the acacia tree.

Acacia collagen: a natural biopolymer from the acacia tree

The acacia tree, also known as Acacia senegal is the characteristic species in the drier parts of Sudan and the Northern Sahara.
Acacia trees produce unique biopolymers (arabinogalactans) that are harvested by traditional methods since ancient times. Here, small incisions are introduced into the trunks or branches of acacia trees. As a result, an amber-colored resin exudes, is scraped off, collected in leather bags and dried in the sun. This dried, tree exudation is called gum Arabic or acacia gum. Due to its functional homologies to collagen, Lipoid Kosmetik calls it acacia collagen.

Acacia collagen contains, among others, natural, multi-functional biopolymers with highly neutral or slightly acidic arabinogalactan-protein …