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INCI ingredient

Macrocystis Pyrifera Kelp Extract

Also listed as: Macrocystis Pyrifera, Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract

Macrocystis Pyrifera Kelp Extract appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Macrocystis Pyrifera Kelp Extract appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • viscosity controlling
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake