Algae oligosaccharides

Algae oligosaccharides in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Gelidium amansii oligosaccharides”.

Also known as Gelidium amansii oligosaccharides

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. Gelidium Amansii Oligosaccharides are oligosaccharides produced by the enzymatic degradation of Agar that is obtained from Gelidium amansii.

• Humectant
• Skin conditioning

Is it a concern?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 2 public-source records.

• EU·CosIng·Active2 entries

  • Algae Oligosaccharides (Retired) are oligosaccharides produced by the enzymatic degradation of Agar that is obtained from Gelidium and other algae. The INCI Name, Algae Oligosaccharides, originally published in 2002, was designated with a retired status in 2015. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Algae Oligosaccharides will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignment based on the current genus and species name for the specific alga.Source →
  • Gelidium Amansii Oligosaccharides are oligosaccharides produced by the enzymatic degradation of Agar that is obtained from Gelidium amansii.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Algae oligosaccharides. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.