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Totarol™. The World’s New Natural Active. Mende Biotech Limited. Mende Biotech Limited was established in 1999 to: Develop and commercialise the manufacture of Totarol™ Focus on research and development in native plants for medicines and oils
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Totarol™ The World’sNew Natural Active
Mende Biotech Limited Mende Biotech Limited was established in 1999 to: Develop and commercialise the manufacture of Totarol™ Focus on research and development in native plants for medicines and oils Establish sustainable and natural extraction methods to supply a selected client base.
What isTotarol™ Totarol™ is extracted from recycled Podocarpus totara heartwood using supercritical CO2.
The productTotarol™ Totarol™ is a pale yellow powder/solid which has no taste and minimal aroma.
Chemical Composition of Totarol™ Totara can live for up to 1000 years – Totarol and related compounds in Totarol™ protect the tree from microbial attack Totarol™ is a natural extract enriched in the aromatic diterpenoid, Totarol: C20H30O. It also contains other bioactives related in structure to Totarol.
Antibacterial Activity Totarol™ is a naturally occurring plant extract with potent anti-bacterial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Totarol™ is active against acne and tooth decay bacteria, and is one of the rare phytochemicals active against penicillin and methicillin resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus
Antioxidant Activity Creams and oils Totarol™ is a potent antioxidant for unsaturated fats and oils, and does not lose its activity with time, c.f. vitamin E Totarol™ strongly inhibits lipid peroxidation and scavenges ROS (reactive oxygen species)
What you can use Totarol™ for? Skin care products Toothpaste/Oral care products Baby Nappy rash creams Anti Acne solutions Hair care products It can be used as a preservative base but has to be combined with an anti-mould substance
How to use Totarol™ Add under heat with any oil; add to ethanol; mix under heat with base ingredients in the early stage of manufacture. Totarol™ does not degrade under heat. The percentage of Totarol™ to use should be around 0.1%
Raw material supply There is an abundant supply of stumps, fence posts, and old house piles, as well as fallen logs, which will guarantee a regular supply for decades to come. There is an abundant supply of the raw material (dead wood) from the native totara tree available
Manufacturing Process We have developed a novel, patented, supercritical extraction process to give us our unique product, Totarol™.
Essentially NZ Essentially New Zealand is the international sales and marketing representative of Mende Biotech Limited and all inquiries should be directed to this company Email: info@essentiallynz.com