Antioxidant ingredient
Hydrolyzed Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
A protein hydrolysate of the astaxanthin-rich red-phase microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis, yielding skin-penetrating peptide fragments alongside the algae's native astaxanthin carotenoid for antioxidant and skin-conditioning effects.
Also known as: hydrolyzed haematococcus pluvialis, hydrolysed haematococcus pluvialis extract
antioxidantskin conditioninganti-inflammatoryphotoprotection support
Benefits
- ✓Delivers astaxanthin — one of nature's most potent antioxidants — to defend against free radical damage
- ✓Helps improve skin moisture and elasticity
- ✓Reduces UV-triggered oxidative stress and collagen breakdown
- ✓Provides skin conditioning via algal peptides and amino acids
Watch for
- ⚠May impart a faint orange tint at high concentrations
- ⚠Astaxanthin has very limited unaided dermal penetration due to high lipophilicity; encapsulated formulations deliver it more effectively
