What is Spongilla? The freshwater sponge behind BIOSPICULE™
Spongilla is a genus of freshwater sponges in the phylum Porifera. Unlike most sponges, which live in the sea, it is found in lakes, streams and other freshwater environments.
A simple aquatic animal
Despite its plant-like look, Spongilla is a simple aquatic animal with no nervous system, organs or muscles.
A skeleton in two parts
Its skeleton has organic fibres, mainly a collagen-like protein called spongin, and tiny mineral needles made of silica, called spicules. Spongilla is the sponge; spicules are the microscopic needles that form its skeleton.
From raw material to cosmetic technology
Traditional Spongilla powder is a single, non-uniform mixture of the whole raw material. BIOSPICULE™ fourth-generation technology uses four types of Spongilla, purified and sorted by characteristics and size through an advanced Korean processing method.
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