# SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS/ALGAE FERMENT

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_synechococcus_elongatus_algae_ferment
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS/ALGAE FERMENT

> SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS/ALGAE FERMENT: 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 — Synechococcus Elongatus/Algae Ferment (Retired) is the product obtained by the fermentation of algae by the microorganism, Synechococcus elongatus.

The INCI Name, Synechococcus Elongatus/Algae Ferment, 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 Synechococcus Elongatus/Algae Ferment 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/59980

_Assessed by Greenveil._