Lex Oswin

For the formulators, lab techs, and curious minds out there — here’s a look behind our curtain. Our chemist, Daniel Traynor, puts our encapsulated bug repellent to the test in the lab using his own arm as bait . Real testing. Real results. No shortcuts. And talk about dedication to the cause… By evaluating performance in-house first, we were able to see how the formulation behaved and establish a clear benchmark before sending it out for third-party testing. The result? An all-natural,...

Universal performance challenges across actives like essential oils, synthetic actives, fragrances, and volatile functional ingredients include: Here’s how we’ve solved these issues: Rapid Evaporation? ✓Solved. Encapsun’s controlled-release encapsulation protects essential oils and delivers sustained performance over time. Evaporation testing shows that unencapsulated essential oils dissipate quickly, while Encapsun-encapsulated oils release gradually — extending performance far beyond...