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Haematococcus pluvialis extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Haematococcus pluvialis extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Haematococcus pluvialis · Haematococcus pluvialis extract containing astaxanthin · Haematococcus pluvialis powder · Haematococcus pluvialis whole · Sphaerella pluvialis · Sphaerella pluvialis whole
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Bioastin SCE5 · Haematococcus pluvialis j. von flotow, 1844
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract is an extract of the Alga, Haematococcus pluvialis, Stephanosphaeraceae.
Antioxidant
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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Haematococcus pluvialis extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
EUCosIngActiveHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract is an extract of the Alga, Haematococcus pluvialis, Stephanosphaeraceae
- Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract is an extract of the Alga, Haematococcus pluvialis, StephanosphaeraceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Haematococcus pluvialis extract. 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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Haematococcus pluvialis extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Haematococcus pluvialis extract; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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