EP311. The palm oil alternative that doesn’t rely on trees @FormulaBotanicaSchool

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Palm oil is everywhere in cosmetics – but what if it didn’t need to come from trees at all?

In the latest episode of her Green Beauty Conversations podcast, Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by Nemailla Bonturi, co-founder and CEO of ÄIO, an Estonian biotech company developing fermentation-derived oils for cosmetics and personal care that can mimic the properties of palm oil and tropical butter – without plantations, deforestation or seasonal harvests.

If you're curious about palm oil, biotech, sustainable beauty, or the next generation of cosmetic ingredients, you need to listen to this!

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