A chemically chopped up protein derived from mollusk shells. It is said to be able to treat pigmentation issues, although this claim has not yet been confirmed.
Functions
Anti-Pigmentation
Anti-Pigmentation
Anti-pigmentation ingredients help to even skin tone by reducing the intensity of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
Anti-Pigmentation
Anti-Pigmentation
Anti-pigmentation ingredients help to even skin tone by reducing the intensity of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
Origin
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Conchiolin is a protein obtained from the shells of certain mollusks.
After hydrolysis (the breaking down of certain enzymes into shorter peptides or single amino acids), this conchiolin protein is used in skincare as an alleged anti-pigment ingredient which, according to the manufacturer, functions as a highly effective endothelin antagonist that results in the correction of dark spots.
There are no independent studies that would confirm this claim and the manufacturer's trial is also not available. We, therefore, don't know if this ingredient works, or how effective it is.
Science
1
Charles E. Bowen, Hieng Tang (1996). Conchiolin-protein in aragonite shells of mollusks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Volume 115, Issue 4, Pages 269-275,
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