- INCI Name:Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
- Functions:Antioxidant
- Labeling Claims:Clean at Sephora, Credo Clean Standard, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
Becarre Natural Fucoxanthin [U-HPLC] is a carotenoid (non-provitamin A type) present in several brown algae, in particular wakame (Undaria pinnatífida, seaweed used in Japanese cuisine) or Laminaria japonica. As with Rhodiola, Nektium has developed specific partnerships for the supply of a quality raw material (notably compliance with heavy metals and other contaminants, as well as iodine and arsenic). Nektium produces as standard the 1% and 5% fucoxanthin grades analyzed by HPLC (oil), and the 10% UV grade (UV method developed and validated to confirm that it is indeed the fucoxanthin that is measured).