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New Patented Technology Brings Sunscreen and Other Active Ingredients To Soap

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VENTURA, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquea Scientific Corporation announced the launch of its patented Aquea Delivery System(TM) and associated compositions. The Aquea Delivery System(TM) enables cosmeceutical additives that efficaciously deposit ingredients onto skin or hair via face wash, body wash, shampoo or conditioning products. This technology had eluded scientists in the cosmetics and personal care industries for decades.

In developing the Aquea Delivery System, the major challenge was getting surfactant products - which are designed to remove dirt and oils - to successfully apply an ingredient onto skin or hair while maintaining performance cleansing and lathering characteristics. Aquea Scientific's patented breakthrough has wide-ranging potential with slated wash-on active ingredients(TM) including bug repellent, acne treatments, bronzers and skin lighteners, among others.

Aquea SPF(TM) - a proprietary ingredient that allows personal care brand marketers to enhance body and hair care products with UVA and UVB protection - is the first of the wash-on actives(TM) fully commercialized using the patented technology. Aquea SPF provides all day protection of SPF 2 to SPF 20, depending on formulation and manner of use. Early adopting customers will begin rolling out products containing Aquea SPF in the latter half of 2006.

Research has shown that daily use of products that provide SPF 5 defense beginning in childhood can reduce lifetime exposure to UV radiation by more than 50 percent. Even if begun during adulthood, there is substantial cumulative effect in protecting against wrinkles and aging caused by UVA exposure and reduced risk of skin cancer associated with UVB exposure by using products containing SPF. Aquea SPF provides sun protection without substantially affecting the appearance and lathering qualities of original face wash, body wash, shampoo, or conditioning products.

"It was a challenge for us to create a method of combining active ingredients such as sunscreens with other personal care products that have aqueous environments," said David Compton, president and CEO of Aquea Scientific Corporation and a co-developer of the patented technology. "We spent more than 15 years developing Aquea SPF and have succeeded where many other cosmetics developers have failed due to the innate difficulties involved. We look forward to partnering with cosmetics and personal care companies to combine the unique benefits of Aquea SPF with everyday cleansing products."

Aquea Scientific has received enthusiastic responses from leading cosmetics and personal care companies interested in introducing face and body washes, soaps, shampoos and other hair care products that employ the patented Aquea Delivery System.

About Aquea Scientific Corporation

Aquea Scientific Corporation is headquartered in Ventura, California and has an R&D facility in Sarasota, Florida. The company's founders are field leaders in the development of aqueous delivery, dating back to 1989, and the management team has more than 80 years of collective experience in cosmeceutical research. Aquea Scientific has been awarded U.S. patents 6,998,113 and 7,001,592 for its Aquea Delivery System(TM) and associated compositions.

Aquea Delivery System, Aquea SPF, wash-on active ingredients, wash-on actives, and all marks and logos that contain Aquea Delivery System, Aquea SPF, wash-on active ingredients, and wash-on actives, are trademarks of Aquea Scientific Corporation in the United States and other countries.