Proprietary “ACE-01” registered as an individually approved raw material with the MFDS… targeting the inner beauty market
Microbiome-based health functional food company AceBiome has obtained recognition for skin-health functionality for its proprietary probiotic ingredient. The company, which has focused on intestinal health and body fat management, is expected to use this as a stepping stone to expand its business into the skin-health market.
AceBiome announced on the 8th that its probiotic ingredient “ACE-01” has been registered as an individually recognized ingredient (No. 2026-33) after receiving approval for two skin-health-related functionalities from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The recognized functionalities are “may help with skin moisturization” and “may help maintain skin health from skin damage caused by ultraviolet rays.” The company’s own researchers handled the entire process, from strain discovery and functionality assessment to patent filing and the individual recognition procedure.
The human application study was conducted over 12 weeks on male and female adults aged 30 to 70. According to the company, the group that ingested ACE-01 showed a statistically significant increase in skin moisture content compared with the control group from week 6. In evaluation indices related to UV-induced skin damage, differences from the control group also appeared from the same time point and were maintained through week 12.
The company also analyzed mechanisms of action related to collagen, skin moisture, and the skin barrier through cell and animal experiments. The research results were published in an SCIE-level international journal, and the company has also secured a related domestic patent.
Kim Myung-hee, CEO of AceBiome, said, “ACE-01 is a probiotic ingredient independently developed in-house, from strain discovery to individual recognition,” adding, “It will serve as an opportunity to expand our accumulated research in intestinal health and body fat into the skin-health field.”
Ahn Chang-won, head of the research institute, said, “We plan to expand probiotic research in the skin-health sector.”
The company plans to pursue commercialization targeting the domestic inner beauty market and overseas functional ingredient markets.
Choi Yong-seok
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