Algae for Beauty
Solazyme, a San Francisco-based algae fuel startup, is expanding its brand by bringing algae technology into the nutrition and cosmetics industries. This week, the company unveiled Algenist, an anti-aging skincare line that uses microalgae compounds as a main ingredient. Solazyme stumbled upon Alguronic Acid, a compound produced by one microalgae species that protects algae–and human skin–from the environment. The compound is, according to Solazyme, significantly more effective than hyaluronic acid (a popular anti-aging skincare ingredient), vitamin C, retinol, vitamin E, and other anti-aging ingredients in increasing skin elastin production, inhibiting melanin production, and protecting against UV-triggered cell damage. The Algenist line is the first series of products to come out of Solazyme, but skincare is only one part of the company’s moneymaking strategy.
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June 22nd, 2011 at 12:33 pm
algae technology will provide some new line up in skin care.