Cacaus Biocosmetics
The Clean Beauty cosmetic market of U$ 30 Bi is growing, but there are few sustainable raw materials for cosmetics. Cacao agroindustry discart 6 tons of cacao residues to 1 ton of chocolate while Cupuaçu food industry discart 50% of fruit as residues. Cacao & Cupuaçu residues is a green source of cosmetic ingredients. Our solution is to transform Cacao & Cupuaçu residues into biocosmetic so recycling of agroindustrial residues reduce negative environmental impact and help local communities with new income. Our value proposition is 100% natural, organic and vegan biocosmetic with multifunctional properties and our USP for customers is highest efficacy to reduce skin aging. We are focusing on the cosmetics industry and the personal care, wellness and care sectors because we have sustainable cosmetic ingredients. We are also focusing on the chocolate industry because we have a solution to transform cacao residues contributing to eliminate the negative environmental impact of the chocolate factory.
Climate And Environmental Technologies
Technologies for the healthy environment
6 months
We are considering Brazil in our international strategy. Brazil is in the 4th position in cosmetic market and 3nd position in cosmetic innovation around the World according to Euromonitor. The Brazilian cosmetics market in 2014 was the largest in the world with sales volume equivalent to 239 billion reais. The opportunity to scale this business through Brazil is viable because per capita consumption of cosmetics in Brazil is still low, but according to the forecast by Euromonitor International for 2023, the projection is for an increase of 20.6% in cosmetic sales.
Our cosmetics solution has advantages over competitors because it uses a vegetable raw material that is considered a residue of the cocoa agroindustry, but it is rich in bioactive antioxidant properties, has low cost, and high quantity due to the growth of cocoa production in Brazil and other countries. Cacaus Biocosmetics is the first Startup around the world to transform cacao residues into sustainable biocosmetics. We are going to be the first Startup to do the same with cupuaçu residues. We use chemical process and biotechnology to transform Cacao & Cupuaçu agroindustrial residues into biocosmetics. We use green chemistry and nanotechnology to factory waterless biocosmetics. Clean Beauty cosmetic market of U$ 30 Bi are growing, but there is few sustainable raw material for cosmetics. Cacao agroindustry discart 6 tons of cacao residues to 1 ton of chocolate while Cupuaçu food industry discart 50% of fruit as residues. Cacao & Cupuaçu residues is a green source of cosmetic ingredients. Our solution is transform Cacao & Cupuaçu residues into biocosmetic why recycling of agroindustrial residues reduce negative environmental impact and help local communities with new income. Our value proposition is 100% natural, organic and vegan biocosmetic with multifunctional properties and our USP for customers is highest efficacy to reduce skin aging. We are focusing on the cosmetics industry and the personal care, wellness and care sectors because we have sustainable cosmetic ingredients. We are also focusing on the chocolate industry because we have solution to transform cacao residues contributing to eliminate the negative environmental impact of the chocolate factory.
Cacaus closed 2023 with 3 awards of great relevance in the Brazilian Startup ecosystem. Cargill Foundation Impact Business Award, Green and Digital Startup Award from the Brazil-Germany Chamber and the Colmeia Bayer Award - 3rd Edition.
Cacaus Biocosméticos developed an antioxidant facial cream and a hydrating body lotion with funding from the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation - FAPESP. Our Startup filed a patent request in the National Institute of Industrial Property - INPI - Process Number: BR 10-2022 009094-7.
