SYN-BIOS SpA, the chemical company based in Montebello Vicentino, broadens its horizons, launching on the market a line of high quality detergents and cosmetic products.
For more than thirty years, SYN-BIOS SpA has been a key player in the chemical industry, boasting as customers several tanning companies from all over the world. Today, the company is broadening its horizons by developing and launching on the market a line of high quality detergents and cosmetic products, which will be added to the range of leather treatment chemical products, the company’s core business. The new line is manufactured respecting the environment, thanks to good manufacturing practices (GMP), successfully pursuing the green path already undertaken by joining the ZDHC program.
This is an important entrepreneurial strategy, as the company has always focused on top-of-the-range products. SYN-BIOS SpA has therefore included in the scope of the system certification, according to the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, also the research, development and production of these items. The new line includes cleansing products for skin (cosmetics industry) and for surfaces (detergents), gathered under the dottorgast® brand, whose name is clearly linked to the Gastaldello family, owner of the company.
Dr.ssa Giulia Fontana
“This is a highly complete and wide line – confirms Dr. Giulia Fontana, Technical Director of the company – which includes hand cleansing gels and sprays, universal water-based degreasers and hydro-alcoholic sprays for surface cleaning and hygiene. We have also developed a series of detergents to clean tanning machinery, for industrial and professional use. The products for the cosmetics industry include hydro-alcoholic rinse-free hand cleansing formulas, in gel or spray, enriched with emollient substances that, even if used frequently, protect the lipid layer of the skin. Regarding the cleansing sector, on the other hand, we developed some products for surfaces cleaning in two options: alcohol-based and totally water-based formulations; both cleanse by mechanically removing germs and bacteria.”
How is the launch of these products linked to SYN-BIOS SpA’s core business? Our over thirty years experience in the chemical industry has certainly helped us, as well as encouraged us: when you are already used to dealing with leather and other very delicate materials on a daily basis, you got a head start. We boast a deep knowledge in this sector, resulting from decades of studies in terms of R&D; our research technicians are used to operate under the highest quality and safety levels, features that are now guaranteed by the dottorgast® range as well. Considering the historical period we are experiencing, this could become a winning initiative. The market prospects are very broad, since they do not only concern the tanning world but the whole community, which, in my opinion, will continue to use these types of products also once the Covid-19 pandemic is over.
How challenging was the path that brought you to the market? The project certainly took a very long time. Considering this is about people’s health, it took longer to the search the right raw materials, to carry out the dermatological tests for cosmetic products, the drafting of the necessary documentation for the safety formulations assessment; even the bureaucratic times to obtain all the necessary permits required a significantly longer period than expected, also considering the recurring lockdowns, but we never gave up, investing even considerable amounts of money. At the same time, we have implemented a team of chemists who have evaluated and developed several formulations, from which the definitive range for the market was then selected.
What are the so called dottorgast® range main features? We have chosen to create two lines of cleansing products, combining them under the same brand, which recalls the concept of hygiene both for skin and for surfaces. This is the origin of both the cosmetic line, consisting in rinsefree gel and spray hand cleansers, and the detergency line, featuring universal water-based degreasers and hydro-alcoholic sprays for surface cleaning and hygiene. The alcohol-based products are made from bio-alcohol and detergents for surfaces contain only biodegradable surfactants. In addition to this choice, the products of the cosmetic line have been dermatologically tested, and their formulation is structured so as not to damage the hydrolipidic film of the skin. In these last fifteen months of emergency, we have learned to identify a quality hand cleanser. The gel and spray of the dottorgast® line are very recognizable as, in addiction to being effective, they leave the skin hydrated and non-sticky, and pleasantly scented.
As far as the cosmetic line is concerned, how important is health protection? Cleansing products for cosmetic use, if not formulated correctly, can also cause damage to the skin. That’s why we are committed to selecting ingredients that protect the skin from the constant use of products containing 70% v/v alcohol. From over 30 years, it’s deemed imperative to produce only high quality products, we don’t come to terms about that. For this reason, we have added components to the cleansing formulation that, when applying the product on the skin, both in gel and spray, can protect it from aggressive action of the alcohol. We invite the user to read the composition of our formulations, to fully understand the added value of our products.
Which are the most interesting markets for dottorgast®? A starting point is represented by the loyal customers of the tanning industry who already know and appreciate us, both in the Italian and foreign market. Many of them, knowing the quality of our chemical products, just trusted us and made the order, without having tested any product. But we foresee other sales channels to be implemented: this is another entrepreneurial challenge that has just begun.
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