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INCI ingredient

Spirulina Platensis Extract

Spirulina Platensis Extract appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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

Spirulina Platensis Extract appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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: skin protecting

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin protecting
  • skin protecting: Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.

CAS 223751-80-2

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.

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