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Betaphycus Gelatinum Extract
Betaphycus Gelatinum Extract
A red seaweed extract that makers list as a skin lightener.
What it does
Its listing as a skin lightener describes what makers intend, not a tested effect on skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2021) assessed 60 ingredients from red seaweeds. They judged 16 safe as used, but had too little data to judge the other 44, Betaphycus gelatinum extract among them. Depending on the ingredient, they needed data on effects in the body, on allergy, or both. No uses of this extract had been reported to them.Cosmetic 2021 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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