Scientists with their own cosmetic brand

Amaia Frades and Silvia Garcia are two pharmacists who labored in the identical laboratory formulating for main dermo-cosmetic manufacturers.

Amaia Frades and Silvia Garcia are two pharmacists who labored in the identical laboratory formulating for main dermo-cosmetic manufacturers. "Property of pure origin handed by our arms increasingly more, obtained in additional sustainable methods, and, on the identical time, very environment friendly," explains Garcia. “The conviction of with the ability to make 100% pure and environment friendly cosmetics –and never least, the will to undertake– led us to create our personal model, after years of expertise devising lotions and serums for third events”, provides Frades.

The 2 scientists launched Lamixtura in 2020, after an preliminary funding of 140,000 euros and with the assistance of a enterprise incubation program led by girls from Barcelona Activa. The Lamixtura product portfolio features a moisturizing cream and 4 serums, which have been personally formulated by the entrepreneurs themselves. For manufacturing, the co-founders have relied on totally different laboratories in Catalonia and one in Alicante, which use applied sciences with low environmental impression. Half of the gross sales happen by the agency's web site and the opposite half, by totally different Spanish and German high-end pure cosmetics shops.

With the goal of gaining a foothold within the pharmacy channel, Lamixtura is immersed in a financing spherical of 400,000 euros, of which they've already obtained 100,000 euros that might be contributed by an investor, 75,000 euros by an Enisa mortgage and 50,000 euros by a enterprise angel. Due to the enhance that gross sales by pharmacies will convey, the entrepreneurs plan to shut 2023 with a turnover of 350,000 euros.

The corporate's headquarters are within the metropolis of Barcelona, ​​from the place Frades and Garcia are engaged on new formulation. Lamixtura merchandise are topic to the management of the Bio.inspecta certification entity and adjust to the necessities of the BioVidaSana normal.