# HYDROLYZED ALGAE EXTRACT

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_hydrolyzed_algae_extract
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: HYDROLYZED ALGAE EXTRACT

> HYDROLYZED ALGAE EXTRACT: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Hydrolyzed Algae Extract (Retired) is the hydrolysate of an extract of algae derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis.

The INCI Name, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, originally published in 1999, was designated with a retired status in 2015. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Hydrolyzed Algae Extract 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.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/56528

_Assessed by Greenveil._