Biotechnology
Today’s consumers are incredibly aware of the environmental impact of their choices and are expanding their desire to be more sustainable into areas of their lives that were previously untouched by such expectations such as their household products. Read our biotechnology report to discover more about the opportunities that biotechnology can offer the home care sector to achieve innovative new developments that satisfy consumer demands.
Croda is now able to offer a new generation of probiotic cleaning ingredients designed to neutralise odours and offer deep down hard surface cleaning whilst providing you with safe and sustainable solutions by letting nature do the work.
What are probiotic cleaning ingredients?
Probiotic cleaning ingredients contain bacteria that provide cleaning benefits. The bacteria are in spore form, allowing them to be stable in cleaning formulations. When applied to surfaces, the bacteria can grow and produce enzymes which break down dirt, providing long term cleaning benefits like surface soil removal and odour control.
Are probiotics good for cleaning?
Yes, probiotic cleaners can provide a deeper clean compared to traditional cleaners. Probiotic cleaners contain surfactants like traditional cleaners to give the same initial cleaning performance. However, probiotics remain on the surface after the initial clean to break down soil residues, giving a deeper clean and helping to prevent build up over time.
How do you use probiotic cleaners?
Probiotic cleaners can be used in exactly the same way as other hard surface cleaners or odour neutralisers. Even after wiping, spores will remain on surfaces to provide long term cleaning benefits.
CroBiotic™ 100
This next generation ingredient offers a more sustainable solution to cleaning, both in transportation and product application. Crobiotic 100 is 100% bio-based and is certified by ECOCERT (for specific formulations).
CroBiotic™ 100L
CroBiotic 100L, is a liquid blend of bacterial strains in spore form that offers a proven, innovative and effective long-term approach to odour control and hard surface cleaning.
This innovative ingredient offers a sustainable solution to cleaning. Crobiotic 100L is 100% bio-based and is certified by ECOCERT.
View our functional ingredients for biotechnological applications
Our probiotic ingredient uses application specific bacteria to offer an effective way of cleaning a wide variety of hard surfaces.
CroBiotic™ 100
CroBiotic™ 100L
Our probiotic ingredient uses application-specific bacteria to offer a proven, innovative and effective long-term approach to odour control.