MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018160 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 18, for 'biodegradable beta vulgaris beads for skin care products and method of preparation thereof.'
Inventor(s) include Natarajan Chandrasekaran; and Guria Saha.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a biodegradable bead composition for skin care products that includes Beta vulgaris paste derived from beetroot, sodium alginate as an encapsulating agent, and calcium chloride as a cross-linking agent. The Beta vulgaris paste and a sodium alginate solution are combined at a ratio of 2:1 (206), and the composition forms spherical beads via ionic gelation (212) in a calcium chloride solution. The beads are configured to function as a scrubbing and exfoliating agent in skin care products as a replacement for synthetic microplastic beads. The beads provide mechanical exfoliation while delivering bioactive compounds including vitamin C, betalains, and polyphenols derived from the beetroot paste. The beads demonstrate stability when immersed in water at pH 4, pH 7.4, and pH 10 for a period of one month."
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