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BIO-FERM®  Herbal complex

   BIO-FERM®  represents a new crossroads in herbal technology where the Old World meets the New World and Tradition meets Technology and allows Hobé Laboratories, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. to provide hair and skin care products containing a unique herbal product to enhance and elevate performance. BIO-FERM®  utilizes a proprietary process to extract a specific blend of herbs indigenous to three worldwide geographic regions, each renowned for its diverse, naturally occurring and efficacious plant life...both terrestrial and marine.

    From North America comes herbs native to the desert Southwest, such as Jojoba, which provides a nutrient base rich in triglycerides and minerals, especially iodine, plus Yucca Root and Aloe for cleaning and moisturizing. Arnica Flowers and Juniper are sourced from the Northern U.S. to help soothe and reduce irritation. From South America comes Soapbark known for its gentle cleansing qualities. Europe provides the herbs of the Alps, the Mediterranean and the Northern Plains, such as Horsetail, which is high in silica content for strengthening hair and skin cells, Rosemary for stimulating blood flow, Kelp for its antiseptic capability and Chamomile for reducing irritation, from the Orient comes carefully selected species of Green Tea, the liquid basis for BIO-FERM®,  which has been used since ancient times to provide effective antioxidant protection because of its naturally-occuring polyphenols.

    Each herb is carefully selected for it's natural constituents and blended in specific proportions to maximize the effect of those herbal residuals in hair and skin care products. The primary extraction is made with purified and filtered water to preserve the integrity of the herbs, followed by a novel secondary enzymatic process which boosts the extraction and enhances the third and most important stage of the the process. In the third stage, a carefully monitored fermentation process utilizing a complex mixture of yeasts (similar to those used to produce the finest Champagne) is bio-enhanced to convert the extracted herbs into a high potency, vitamin-enriched product. Like a fine wine or brandy, it is then allowed time to settle and mature until it is triple-filtered and finally develops the unique characteristics that make it BIO-FERM®.

    This elaborate multistage process was developed by Hobé's British-trained chemist Peter Samuell, who incorporated special fermentation techniques learned over 30 years of extracting botanical and natural fruit products. BIO-FERM's®  process has been further refined through stringent laboratory testing to provide unsurpassed product quality.

    BIO-FERM®  is not the end product of a high speed chemical process. It is governed as much by the laws of nature as by the laws of chemistry. In fact, production times are measured in weeks and months rather then hours and days, and incredibly, are carefully timed to coincide with one of the greatest influences in the earth - the moon. For thousands of years man has seen the effect of the moon on the tides and cyclic animal behavior. For this reason, BIO-FERM®  batches are also carefully planned to coincide with the specific phases of the moon. While this may not be the quickest method, we at Hobé believe that it is one of the most obvious examples of the care and pride that we take in producing outstanding natural ingredient health and beauty products.

    BIO-FERM®  can be found in a number of Hobé hair & skin care products.