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Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract
Furcellaria Lumbricalis Extract
A red seaweed extract added to condition skin.
What it does
It comes from Furcellaria lumbricalis, a red seaweed. The EU lists it as a skin conditioner; that describes what makers intend, not a tested effect on skin.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
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, Lithothamnion calcareum extract and powder and Furcellaria lumbricalis extract among them. Depending on the ingredient, they needed data on effects in the body, on allergy, or both.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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