ProTec Botanica Ltd

The floviva range of essential oils and allied aroma products; concretes, absolutes, resinoids and supercritical extracts; expertly bring the natural raw material to market.

Derived from a botanical source; wood, bark, leaves, needles, stems, flowers, root, seed, gum or peel; the materials are globally sourced from our farmers, co-operatives and partnerships at origin.

Closely resembling the original plant chemical composition and with a high level of active components, our certified organic and conventional range of materials are used in many industries; personal care, aromatherapy, perfumery, food and beverage, household, industrial, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical; for many applications, whether it be for their active or therapeutic properties or their odour or flavour profiles.

The floviva range of hydrolats and botanical distillates offer hydrophilic active components for both skin and hair care formulations, and a fresh, characteristic flavour profile for food applications.

Produced either as a co-product of the steam distillation process of essential oil production, or as a low temperature direct distillation process, the benefits and subtle aromatic components of the plant material are captured in a water soluble format. Available as certified organic or conventional, unpreserved as standard with preservative systems available to suit the customers application.

The floviva range of plant extracts offer the benefits of the plant for topical application in both skin and hair care formulations.

Manufactured in Europe with the highest consideration for the plant material and its environment; its origin, growers, quality and sustainability, various extraction techniques are used dependent upon the finished extract that is to be produced.

Whether it be proprietary high pressure, temperature controlled, percolation or maceration as a process, finished extracts produced can either be oil or water soluble, ensuring hydrophilic and lipophilic active compounds are captured with a solvent and preservative system to suit the customers application.

The floviva range of vegetable oils, pressed seed oils and butters offer many benefits to a formulation. Derived from a raw material of plant origin; a seed, nut, kernel or fruit pulp; all products are globally sourced from our farmers, co-operatives and partnerships at origin or through local partners.

Available in various formats to suit the application, the composition and presence of esters, long-chain fatty acids, vitamins, tocopherols, anthocyanins, phytosterols and antioxidant polyphenols allows our certified organic and conventional range of materials to be used in many industries. Personal care, aromatherapy, food and beverage, household, industrial, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications have a requirement, whether it be for their active or therapeutic properties, as lubricants or carriers for essential oils or for their flavour profiles or nutritional value.

The floviva range of waxes, both natural and synthetic offer a variety of benefits to modern day formulations. With raw material of plant origin or from honey bees, our globally produced materials are sourced with sustainability at the forefront of our responsibility. For that reason, our synthetic options are an alternative to ensure international trade in plants does not threaten their survival (CITES agreement).

Composed of fatty acid esters, hydrocarbons and with high melting points, our certified organic and conventional range are used in many industries. Providing stability, improving viscosity and consistency and offering protective and film forming properties, our waxes are important raw materials in personal care formulations but are also important in candle making as well as food, pharmaceutical, household and industrial industries.