Humectant

Gelidium Elegans …

INCI: (GELIDIUM ELEGANS/LINGULATUM/REX/SESQUIPEDALE)/(GRACILARIA CHILENSIS/EUCHEUMATOIDES/VERMICULOPHYLLA)/PTEROCLADIELLA TENUIS OIIGOSACCHARIDES

Reviewed by Daisy · Last updated 18 Aug 2026

What Is Gelidium Elegans …?

(Gelidium Elegans/Lingulatum/Rex/Sesquipedale)/(Gracilaria Chilensis/Eucheumatoides/Vermiculophylla)/Pterocladiella Tenuis OIigosaccharides are the oligosaccharides produced by the enzymatic degradation of Agar that is obtained from Gelidium elegans, Pterocladiella tenuis, Gelidium sesquipedale, Gelidium rex, Gelidium lingulatum, Gracilaria vermiculophylla, Gracilaria chilensis and Hydropuntia eucheumatoides.

Its declared cosmetic functions are humectant and skin conditioning.

Source: European Commission CosIng inventory.

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