Project description
Microscopic diamonds for superior skincare products
To stand out in a highly competitive cosmetics industry, producers are starting to include in their products more active compounds and different additives such as diamonds. However, this results in higher costs and lower profits. To cut costs, enhance cosmetic products’ efficiency and guarantee safety, the EU-funded Diacosm project will use novel technology to manufacture nanodiamond particles for top-of-the-line cosmetics. Nanodiamonds are carbon-based particles that show great potential because of their unusually high absorption rate. The nanodiamond particles will be affordable yet of very high quality. Unlike standard powders in the market, diamond powder will be purified of heavy metals and other impurities, benefitting consumer health and the environment.
Objective
Appsilon Diamond Works proposes a new and innovative material for the cosmetics industry, the Nano Diamond powder “DiaCosm”, with surface modified Nano Diamond particles in order to provide greater
anti-aging effects, deeper penetration, healthier experience and added value.
As the current generation target the premium and effective products in the ever growing cosmetics market, a product that is
able to provide excellence and effectiveness at the same time is needed. This is where the diamond shines.
Appsilon excels in lab-grown diamond synthesis and infused its profession into cosmetics additives, thus created DiaCosm.
DiaCosm nano diamond powder additive will provide penetration via high surface energy and low particle sizes, thanks to
our novel methods of surface modification, pre and post treatments.
But our nano diamond powder is purified of heavy metals and other impurities unlike standart powders in the market,
therefore will provide a healthy experience. Once purified, diamond is inherently biocompatible. Our nano diamond is treated
to have nano size particle sizes, to be able to penetrate the skin, the first requirement of cosmetic additives in term of
performance. It is also surface modified to alter the surface energy, to carry and transport the actives in the cosmetics, to
provide a better performance. Our production also involves recycling jewelry cuts from rough diamond we produce, therefore
our raw material supply line is in the company and completely environmental.
There are already a few diamond powder users in the cosmetics market, but there are certain problems with those. Appsilon
identified the market, the customer, the bussiness model, developed a product that satisfies the need of the bussiness and
therefore proposes the DiaCosm to the European Community.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry post-transition metals
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry halogens
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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34906 ISTANBUL
Türkiye
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