What it is
In the register’s words: “Hypnea Musciformis Extract is an extract of the Red Alga, Hypnea musciformis, Hypneaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 223751-71-1
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Hypnea Musciformis Extract in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Skin protecting
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Helps shield skin from outside factors. On a hair label it usually sits beside a conditioning role.
Register definition: “Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (4)
- Kristin Ess Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 18th of 39 names
- Kristin Ess Strand Strengthening Reconstructive Moisture Mask Deep conditioner 13th of 50 names
- Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 7th of 36 names
- Kristin Ess Sea Salt Air Dry Mousse Styler 13th of 47 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other skin protecting ingredients on these labels
- Sargassum Filipendula Extract 5 labels
- Gelidiella Acerosa Extract 4 labels
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil 4 labels
- Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Fruit Extract 3 labels
- Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract 3 labels
- Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Oil 2 labels
- Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract 2 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.