With a global pet population exceeding one billion 1 , the pet care market is experiencing significant growth, with an expected CAGR of 5.7% from 2022 to 2030 2 . This trend is being driven by the increasingly important role that pets play in households, particularly in Europe and the United States.
To meet this demand, Seppic has created Sepifriend™, a brand new range of specialty ingredients for pet care products.
Sepifriend™ offers a complete solution with 11 carefully developed ingredients designed to meet formulators’ needs across pet hygiene, care and supplementation. This line includes: foaming and solubilizing agents, rheology modifiers, an emulsifier, an emollient, topical active ingredients with dermo-purifying, soothing and skin repairing functions and, even, a supplementation active ingredient to help address common skin and coat issues in dogs.
With an approach dedicated to pets, Seppic ensures that each Sepifriend™ ingredient undergoes a stringent process, including thorough chemical and toxicological assessments.
A major innovation supporting this safety commitment is the development of an innovative in vitro toxicological model on a Reconstructed Canine Epidermis, developed in collaboration with a partner. This model demonstrates good skin tolerance of the topical ingredients, making them suitable for leave-on and/or rinse-off pet care formulations.