Hypnea Musciformis Extract

A soothing extract from a species of red marine algae that contains a special seaweed, gel-forming polysaccharide called kappa-carrageenan.
Soothing
Origin
Hypnea Musciformis Extract

Overview

Hypnea musciformis extract is a soothing extract from Hypnea musciformis, a species of red marine algae that grows in shallow, warm waters.

It is well-known and widely cultivated all over the world for the production of a special seaweed kappa-carrageenan. The compounds in hypnea musciformis extract give it water-binding and anti-inflammatory properties.

Science

1
https://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/invasive_algae/rhodo/hypnea_musciformis.htm
2
Sousa, N. A et al. (2016). The efficacy of a sulphated polysaccharide fraction from Hypnea musciformis against diarrhea in rodents. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 86, 865–875.