Overview
AmphiStar is the first company to develop, scale-up, produce and sell biosurfactants made entirely from biobased waste and side streams. The biosurfactants are suitable for home care, personal care, industrial cleaners, textiles, and agrochemicals. The company uses patented technology to convert diverse biomass into biodegradable, sulfate-free, non-toxic biosurfactants.
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- In home care, cleaning performance is non-negotiable. But what happens after cleaning matters too. 🫧 For brands developing the next generation of dishwashing liquids, surface cleaners and detergents, the surfactant has quite a job description: remove dirt and grease effectively, work in the formulation, and help deliver a better sustainability profile That’s where AmphiClean® A and AmphiClean® L come in. Developed specifically for home care, our AmphiClean® biosurfactants offer: 🧽 Effective degreasing and sebum/fingerprint
- Not that long ago, microbiome claims were considered niche. Today? They're appearing in product briefs more and more often. And that's changing formulation priorities. Consumers increasingly expect products that: ✅ Clean effectively ✅ Feel pleasant ✅ Respect the skin ecosystem That's easier said than done, which is why ingredient selection matters. At AmphiStar, we have demonstrated that our AmphiCare® line is microbiome friendly, with the product tested and certified by MyMicrobiome - The microbiome company. Produced from
- EIC - European Innovation Council believed in our vision. Now they’ve seen it foam up in real life. 🫧🔬 Last week, we welcomed EIC colleagues to AmphiStar to show them what their support of our vision helps make possible. The tour covered the full journey: our biosurfactant-producing superstar, Starmerella bombicola; the science and engineering behind production; the journey from lab to scale-up; and, finally, our ingredients in action in real product prototypes. And of course, no visit would be complete without a take-home
- At Rencontre Ingrédients Cosmébio 2026, we'll be joining the conversation around a shared ambition: building a more responsible cosmetics industry through ingredient innovation. 🌿 Come discover AmphiCare®, our biosurfactant line designed for personal care applications: ✅ Non-eye irritating ✅ Non-skin irritating ✅ Non-skin sensitising ✅ Skin microbiome-friendly And because sustainability starts at the source: ♻️ 100% upcycled feedstocks 🌴 Palm oil-free ⛽ Fossil oil-free 🚫 Sulfate-free 🚫 1,4-dioxane-free 🫧 Bonus: test FOAMO, our
- What if the surfactant you need doesn't exist yet?👀 Meet AmphiNova®: our biosurfactant innovation platform designed to unlock new possibilities for formulators in home care and personal care and beyond. With 100+ upcycled biosurfactant molecules in our platform, we're exploring new ways to tackle formulation challenges, moving beyond conventional ingredients and opening doors to functionalities that existing solutions may not deliver. 🧪 More molecules. More possibilities. A diverse platform for exploring new ingredient
- This is too good to be true." That was our first reaction when we first came across the SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen Circular Biomanufacturing challenge 3 years ago. Millions in non-dilutive funding. No equity. Minimal bureaucracy. A chance to work on a crazy, ambitious, world-changing idea. It sounded too good to be true. But we applied anyway... and a month later, we got in. What followed was one hell of a ride 🚀 Over the last 3 years, we've had the privilege of being part of the SPRIND Challenge, making it
- Foamy File: FOAMO! Foam might not do the actual cleaning, but it does play a starring role in how consumers experience hand soap. That light, foamy texture is part of the hand soap experience people know and expect. So when developing more sustainable products, formulators still need to deliver the familiar “clean hands” feeling, bubbles included. Meet FOAMO, our foamy hand soap concept developed with AmphiCare® A and AmphiCare® L biosurfactants. Designed to show how upcycled sophorolipids can contribute to mild cleansing and
- Two conferences, lots of conversations, and plenty of reasons to be excited about what's next. 👀 COSMETIC360: That's a wrap! Two busy days in Paris, with plenty of interest in what our glycolipid biosurfactants bring to personal care: COSMOS approval, skin microbiome-friendly properties, all powered by upcycled raw materials. 🌱 SEPAWA: We're not done yet! From personal care to home care, the conversations are all about making ingredients work in real formulations. Some highlights: 🌱 AmphiClean A: our glycolipid biosurfactant,
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Sophie RoelantsCo-founder and CEO of AmphiStar
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