Description

Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a bioengineered peptide derived from the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris. This innovative ingredient is highly valued in the cosmetic and personal care industry for its ability to promote skin regeneration, enhance skin texture, and provide anti-aging benefits. The inclusion of Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 in various formulations helps to improve the overall health and appearance of the skin.

Chemical Composition and Structure
Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a synthetic peptide that mimics the structure and function of naturally occurring peptides in the skin. It contains a sequence of amino acids specifically designed to interact with skin cells, promoting various beneficial processes. The peptide is combined with bioactive compounds from Chlorella vulgaris, enhancing its effectiveness.

Amino Acids: Essential building blocks for proteins, they help nourish and strengthen the skin.
Peptides: Provide moisturizing and conditioning benefits, and stimulate cellular regeneration.
Vitamins: Including vitamins A, C, E, and B-complex, which help maintain healthy skin.
Minerals: Such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, and iron, essential for skin health.
Antioxidants: Protect the skin from environmental stressors and free radical damage.
Physical Properties
Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 typically appears as a clear to slightly cloudy liquid or as a powder, depending on the formulation and processing method. It is easily incorporated into various cosmetic formulations, making it suitable for use in creams, serums, masks, and lotions.

Cosmetic and Personal Care Applications
Skin Regeneration: The peptide stimulates the production of new skin cells, promoting faster regeneration and healing of the skin.

Anti-Aging: Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by boosting collagen and elastin production, improving skin elasticity.

Moisturizing: The peptides and amino acids help maintain skin hydration by attracting and retaining moisture, making it beneficial for dry and sensitive skin.

Nourishing: The rich content of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals provides essential nutrients to the skin, promoting overall health and vitality.

Skin Conditioning: The peptides help improve the texture and appearance of the skin, making it softer and more resilient.

Soothing: The peptide’s ability to calm and soothe the skin makes it ideal for use in products designed for sensitive or irritated skin.

Environmental and Safety Considerations

Chlorella Vulgaris sh-Oligopeptide-1 is generally considered safe for use in cosmetic and personal care products. It is well-tolerated by most skin types, including sensitive skin. The production process is environmentally friendly and sustainable, utilizing bioengineering and microalgae cultivation methods that have a low environmental impact.

Cosmetics - INCI Functions


Antimicrobial agent. This ingredient is able to suppress or inhibit the growth and replication of a broad spectrum of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses by making the stratum corneum temporarily bactericidal and fungicidal.

Antioxidant agent. Ingredient that counteracts oxidative stress and prevents cell damage. Free radicals, pathological inflammatory processes, reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species are responsible for the ageing process and many diseases caused by oxidation.

Hair conditioning agent. A significant number of ingredients with specific and targeted purposes may co-exist in hair shampoo formulations: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, matting agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersants that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioning agents includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners. They can perform their task generally accompanied by other different ingredients.

Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment as it has the function of restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants that can be added in the formulation.

Skin protectant. It creates a protective barrier on the skin to defend it from harmful substances, irritants, allergens, pathogens that can cause various inflammatory conditions. These products can also improve the natural skin barrier and in most cases more than one is needed to achieve an effective result.
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