Bolt joins SpecialChem’s platform to accelerate global access to vegan silk innovation
Last update on May 15, 2025
SpecialChem is excited to welcome Bolt, a leading innovator in biotech for the Beauty and Personal Care industry, to its premium material selection platform. Known for its pioneering work in sustainable and high-performance ingredients, Bolt is the creator of b-silk™ and xl-silk™- vegan silk polypeptides that redefine clean beauty.
This strategic collaboration will expand Bolt's global reach and make its breakthrough ingredients easily accessible to formulators worldwide. Through SpecialChem's platform, users can explore technical documentation, request samples, and engage directly with Bolt experts.
By strengthening its presence on key digital channels, Bolt continues to embrace a forward-looking approach to customer engagement and market education - ensuring that innovative, biotech-based solutions like their Vegan Silk Platform are just a click away for beauty brands everywhere.
Key highlights:
- Innovative Ingredient Access: b-silk™ and xl-silk™ are active cosmetic ingredients plus fully biodegradable, non-toxic, vegan polypeptides designed to replace silicone elastomers in skin care, hair care, and color cosmetic formulations, providing a unique advantage to brands seeking clean and high-performance alternatives
- Exclusivity: b-silk™ holds category exclusivity for hair care applications
- Effortless Sampling: Through SpecialChem, platform users can easily request samples and evaluate b-silk™ and xl-silk™ for their formulation needs
- Contact Bolt: Users can also leverage their membership at SpecialChem to directly contact Bolt for technical support & more details about vegan silk protein
What SpecialChem has to say about this collaboration:
'SpecialChem is thrilled to onboard Bolt, a company that takes a holistic and science-driven approach to developing innovative, sustainable materials for the Beauty and Personal Care industry. Their Vegan Silk Technology Platform is cruelty-free and meets all key safety standards, making them standout ingredients for brands focused on clean beauty. It's exciting to support a company that's helping move the industry forward with solutions that combine environmental responsibility and functional performance by committing to educate the market on new ways to formulate where the focus is the people and the environment. "
– Christophe Cabarry, CEO, SpecialChem
What Bolt has to say about this collaboration:
"Joining SpecialChem is an exciting milestone in our mission to bring way better materials for a way better world—one material at a time. This platform gives us the opportunity to connect directly with forward-thinking formulators around the world, helping them integrate sustainable, high-performance solutions into their products. B-silk™ and xl-silk™ polypeptides are just the beginning."
– Dan Widmaier, CEO, Bolt Projects Holdings
About SpecialChem
SpecialChem streamlines material selection with extensive product data and deep knowledge resources. Over 175,000+ suppliers already benefit from their far-reaching exposure. Buyers rely on SpecialChem's platform to identify the right materials and request samples directly. This empowers them to pinpoint materials that meet their specific requirements.
About Bolt
Bolt Projects Holdings was founded by scientists and engineers, and is dedicated to pioneering 'Way Better Materials for a Way Better World'. The company focuses on developing efficacious and sustainable solutions tailored for the consumer goods segment. 'Inspired by nature, made by humans' is the Bolt model, revolving around creating and scaling materials that steer us towards a more sustainable future. Bolt is based in Berkeley, Calif., in the U.S., and has previously been recognized by Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies.