BioKoume
From African forest biodiversity to a new generation of high-value botanical ingredients.
BioKoume explores underused forest resources from the Congo Basin and transforms their botanical potential into innovative ingredients for cosmetics and beyond.
The Congo Basin
The Congo Basin is one of the world’s richest forest ecosystems, yet its botanical resources remain largely unexplored as a source of high-value ingredients.
BioKoume explores this exceptional biodiversity to identify, understand and transform underused forest resources into new opportunities for industry.
From forest resource to ingredient
Forest biodiversity
Responsible collection
Local processing
Scientific & technical development
High-value botanical ingredient
BioKoume develops and produces botanical extracts close to their place of origin, creating value within the forest regions themselves.
Forest conservation
Our approach is based on forest resources that do not require additional tree felling for ingredient production.
Harvested from logging residues and trees unsuitable for timber production.
Recovered from sawmill by-products that would otherwise be burned or discarded.
Turning underused forest resources into higher-value ingredients close to their origin.
Burseraceae
BioKoume initially explores several botanical resources from the Burseraceae family, known worldwide through aromatic species such as frankincense and myrrh.
Our first developments focus on Okoume, a distinctive forest resource from the Congo Basin.
Okoume is where the journey begins.
Ingredients
Okoume resin
Adaptive defence · Barrier integrity · Stress adaptationDiscover OKOULIXIR →
Okoume resin
Moisture · Nourishment · FlexibilityDiscover OKOUVIA →
Okoume resin
Cosmetics · Fragrance · AromatherapyDiscover the ingredient →In development
Applications
Our botanical platform opens opportunities across several markets, with cosmetics as our first commercial focus.
Impact
BioKoume aims to build responsible forest value chains that combine biodiversity conservation, local transformation and new economic opportunities for forest communities.
Follow our journey as we build the first large-scale platform for actives from the Congo Basin in Africa, and be the first to know what comes next.
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