CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT

📋 Quick facts

Description: CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT — antioxidant (algae).

All Functions: antioxidant (algae)

Quick Facts:

• Category: active

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Chlorella vulgaris is a green algae extract being studied in combination with nanoparticle technologies
• Research so far focuses on fish immune function and foodborne pathogen control—not yet human skincare
• Studies show antioxidant activity in lab and animal models when combined with iron oxide or zinc oxide nanoparticles
• No human clinical trials or direct skincare applications are supported by these sources

📊 Comedogenicity

🛡️ Safety rating

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🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

Derived from this ingredient’s irritancy potential and comedogenicity rating against the needs of each skin type — e.g. oily and acne-prone skin are marked down for pore-clogging ingredients, sensitive skin for irritants. A starting heuristic, not a dermatological verdict.

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📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

These research abstracts describe Chlorella vulgaris extract (CVE or ChVE) paired with engineered nanoparticles in very specialized applications—not typical skincare products. Here’s what the science actually shows:

**Fish immune and antioxidant effects:** One study (Fish Shellfish Immunol, 2024) tested Chlorella vulgaris extract combined with magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in farmed tilapia fish. When fish were fed this combination for 90 days, researchers measured #1: increased antioxidant enzyme activity (GSH-Px, CAT, and SOD) in skin and gill tissues, and #2: enhanced immune markers (lysozyme, IgM, and other immune proteins) before disease challenge. After the fish were deliberately infected with parasites and bacteria, #3: the treated group showed reduced infection rates and lower mortality compared to untreated controls.

**Foodborne pathogen control:** A second study (Int J Biol Macromol, 2025) combined Chlorella vulgaris extract with zinc oxide nanoparticles in a lab-engineered nanoemulsion. This formulation showed #4: antimicrobial activity against food-contaminating bacteria (E. coli, S. aureus, and others) in test-tube experiments. The same nanoemulsion showed #5: no toxicity to human fibroblast cells (skin cells grown in culture) and no hemolysis (rupturing of red blood cells). **Critical limitation:** Both studies use nanoparticle technologies and test either fish or isolated cells in laboratories—neither provides evidence for Chlorella vulgaris extract alone as a skincare ingredient in human use. The antioxidant and immune-related benefits observed occur only when the extract is chemically combined with iron oxide or zinc oxide nanoparticles in ways that don’t currently map to standard skincare formulations.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Ibrahim D et al. (2024). Chlorella vulgaris extract conjugated magnetic iron nanoparticles in nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Growth promoting, immunostimulant and antioxidant role and combating against the synergistic infection with Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Aeromonashydrophila. Fish Shellfish Immunol.
• Bayomy HM et al. (2025). Developing sustainable approach for controlling foodborne pathogens, based on chlorella vulgaris extract/alginate nanoemulsion, and enhanced via the dispersed zinc oxide nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol.

🧴 Products Containing CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT

• Alverde Cremegel Hydro
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• Crema de masajes
• Léa Nature Léa nature eau thermale Jonzac
• Briogeo Shampooing revigorant et ultra nourrissant au matcha et à la pomme
• The seaweed
• CREAM.LY CREAM MY SKIN (Antioxidant)
• CREAM.LY CREAM MY SKIN (Sensitive)
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• Phytomer Seatonic
• ISDIN Hydro lotion
• Omum L’Expert
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• Seinz., dm duschcreme sensitiv (mikroalge birke)
• SEINZ. (DM) deodorant sensitiv
• ISANA Q10 Lifting Serum
• Auriège Masque confort
• body nature déodorant roll-on
• Omum Le Coach fermeté
• daniel jouvance crème nourrissante mains