The global beauty and personal care sector is responsible for millions of tonnes of waste each year, from single-use plastics to persistent chemical residues that enter waterways and disrupt ecosystems.
Low Tide Labs is developing regenerative alternatives that move beyond “less harm” to create products and systems with a net-positive impact.
Materials for Skin Repair
Our research focuses on living materials that actively interact with the skin microbiome, strengthening barrier function, supporting repair, and adapting to individual needs. We are developing materials that can accelerate wound healing, adapt to individual needs and encourage cell regenration.
Living Lotions™ : Emulsions engineered to keep living cultures stable and active within creams and serums.
Algal Wound Healing : Encapsulation technology using algae to deliver oxygen and accelerate transdermal repair.
Microbiome-Responsive Materials : Formulations with living components that adapt in real time to individual skin microbiomes.
Bioactive Microbeads : Temperature-sensitive beads that release and activate living cultures on skin contact.
We explore simple, open processes that let people prototype and create their own products, opening up new ways of making beyond mass production.
We are exploring how rooftops, pubs, and community hubs could become micro-farms for cultivating living materials, linking personal products with regenerative urban systems.
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We’re building an ecosystem of investors, partners, collaborators, and hosts who want to shape the future of regenerative consumer products and community-rooted infrastructure.