Since 1986, BCF Life Sciences has been a leader in the extraction and valorization of amino acids from keratin. Thanks to its recognized expertise, combined with an approach focused on the circular economy and proven performance, the company stands out in the fields of nutrition and health. By continually investing in research and development, BCF Life Sciences proves the efficacy of its ingredients through rigorous scientific studies. This approach, combined with transparency on product traceability and quality, makes BCF Life Sciences a partner of choice for dietary supplement manufacturers looking for reliable, effective ingredients.
In this article, discover our strategy in terms of quality and efficacy, as well as our clinically-proven nutraceutical ingredient complexes!
BCF Life Sciences: committed to performance
The company’s vision
Since 1986, BCF Life Sciences has been adding value to amino acids derived from keratin at its production site in the Morbihan department, from circular economy to proven performance.
The group stands out for its expertise in the production of pure or mixed amino acids, whose performance is validated by scientific studies carried out in collaboration with its teams and partners.
Thanks to a strict quality approach and a constant drive for improvement, BCF Life Sciences has positioned itself as a benchmark player in the nutrition and health markets. With the ambition of becoming a recognized hyper-specialist, the company relies not only on the quality of its products, but also on the efficacy of its ingredients.
Find out how BCF Life Sciences invests in the efficacy of its ingredients!
Research and development strategy
Since its creation, BCF Life Sciences has been committed to a Research and Development approach aimed at proving the efficacy of its amino acids for various applications.
By 2022, no fewer than 150 trials had been carried out in fields such as aquaculture, biostimulants and human health, with the aim of better understanding mechanisms of action and assessing ingredient performance.
BCF Life Sciences teams work closely with public and private research institutes in Europe, South-East Asia and Latin America.
Committed to superior performance and quality
BCF Life Sciences teams are reinforcing their “proven performance” approach by multiplying scientific studies and publications. This strategy aims to deepen collaborations with customers and support them in the development of new products.
Ingredient testing is carried out at various levels, from laboratory trials and clinical studies for human health to field testing for plant health. This approach covers a wide range of sectors, including nutraceuticals, aquaculture, agriculture, infant nutrition and pharmaceuticals.
Find out how BCF Life Sciences meets market expectations in a context where consumers are looking for quality and proof of efficacy!
Ingredient performance: a major challenge
The importance of transparency for consumers
Today, there is a wide choice of food supplements on the nutraceutical market… It can be difficult for consumers to make an informed choice…
The geographical origin of ingredients and finished products is an increasingly important criterion for consumers when purchasing dietary supplements. In particular, French origin and manufacture are gaining in popularity on the French market. These parameters now count for 66% and 65% of consumers respectively [1].
The traceability of ingredients, which makes it possible to trace the geographical origin of the raw material, is thus part of a quality approach.
💡 Did you know?
In the dietary supplements sector, the words “made in France” do not always guarantee that the ingredients are of French origin, which underlines the importance of verifying the geographical origin of raw materials.
Proof of efficacy: a guarantee of performance for nutraceutical brands
Food supplement laboratories benefit from a wide choice of ingredient suppliers, offering nutraceutical manufacturers diversified solutions tailored to their needs. Ideally, before entering a formulation, each ingredient should be rigorously selected for its quality and performance, demonstrated with proof of efficacy backed by scientific studies. These guarantees assure manufacturers that the ingredients incorporated into their formulations will meet consumer expectations in terms of results, while complying with current regulations. This meticulous selection is a real competitive advantage for brands, enabling them to innovate while ensuring the reliability of their products.
To find out more about amino acid selection criteria, read our article below!
3 steps to choosing amino acids for your formulations
BCF Life Sciences meets contextual expectations
BCF Life Sciences responds perfectly to consumer needs by making a point of honor of the traceability (from raw material to production) and transparency of its ingredients. What’s more, we pay particular attention to our 100% French production and the origin of our raw materials. 68% of the feathers from which keratin is extracted come from the Morbihan department.
Thanks to this rigorous approach, BCF Life Sciences is committed to supplying high-quality ingredients. Numerous scientific studies and publications testify to the effectiveness of our ingredients.
This level of rigor offers manufacturers of dietary supplements real added value, enabling them to combine proven efficacy with compliance with consumer expectations in terms of product safety and quality.
Discover our ingredients and their proven efficacy!
Clinically proven BCF Life Sciences ingredient complexes
At BCF Life Sciences, we offer a range of ingredients containing amino acids such as L-Cystine. This amino acid, a star ingredient for the health and beauty of skin, nails and hair, is used in Kera-Diet®, Cysti-White® and Naticol®-Cyskin®. Discover all our ingredient complexes for high-performance nutraceutical formulations!
Kera-Diet®: beauty and ageing well through clinical efficacy
Kera-Diet® is an amino acid complex specifically designed to support the health and condition of skin, nails and hair (shine, volume, density, growth and vitality).
Through clinical studies, Kera-Diet® has demonstrated its efficacy through its beneficial effects on the beauty of skin, hair and nails. In 2022, a first patent was granted for hair and nail applications following the clinical study carried out in 2017. A second patent was filed in 2023 for skin applications following the clinical results of the study conducted the same year.
Kera-Diet® performance: two patents for skin, hair and nails
Proven performance of Kera-Diet®: results of clinical study conducted in 2023 (study conducted on 3 groups of 33 healthy women whose daily intake of Kera-Diet® was 500 mg with no other ingredients added)
By stimulating the endogenous production of glutathione (a powerful antioxidant) by keratinocytes, in vitro studies have shown that Kera-Diet® reduces cellular ageing under conditions of oxidative stress.
Cysti-White®: reducing brown spots
Cysti-White® is composed of L-Cystine and glutathione, two ingredients with a positive impact on skin health. This complex of ingredients promotes natural skin lightening and helps reduce brown spots. Thanks to the combination of these amino acids, the product stimulates the production of clear melanin, contributing to a progressive lightening effect.
A 90-day clinical study demonstrated that taking 750 mg of Cysti-White® daily visibly improved skin lightening, while reducing the size of dark spots on the face.
Naticol® – CySkin®: a source of collagen
Collagen continues to be a key ingredient in the dietary supplements market. This protein, which makes up our body, helps maintain the elasticity and firmness of our skin, as well as the good health of our joints. However, our collagen capital diminishes from the age of 25 onwards, hence the rise in popularity of nutraceuticals containing it. The size of the global market for collagen-based dietary supplements is estimated at $5.94 billion in 2024, with annual growth of 7.66% between now and 2029 [2].
The efficacy of Naticol®-CySkin® has been clinically proven. This complex of ingredients combines Weishardt’s Naticol® collagen and BCF Life Sciences’ L-Cystine for benefits on skin, hair and nails. It prevents and reduces brown spots, while improving skin tone.
The formulation of all these ingredient complexes is part of BCF Life Sciences’ strategy to offer high-performance ingredients, based on a demanding quality approach and solid scientific evidence.
To find out more about the performance of our ingredients, don’t hesitate to contact us!
SOURCES :
[1] Synadiet. Baromètre de la consommation des compléments alimentaires, 2024.
[2] Mordor Intelligence. Collagen Supplements Market Size and Share Analysis – Growth Trends and Forecasts (2024-2029)
