{"id":3435,"date":"2026-07-01T08:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:33:59","slug":"neoalgae-develops-a-phycocyanin-based-cosmetic-ingredient-within-impress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/2026\/07\/01\/neoalgae-develops-a-phycocyanin-based-cosmetic-ingredient-within-impress\/","title":{"rendered":"Neoalgae opracowuje sk\u0142adnik kosmetyczny oparty na fikocyjaninie w ramach projektu IMPRESS."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IMPRESS <\/strong>partner <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/project-partners\/neoalgae\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/project-partners\/neoalgae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEOALGAE<\/a> <\/strong>is developing a new cosmetic ingredient based on phycocyanin, a phycobiliprotein derived from the cyanobacterium <em>Limnospira<\/em> (<em>Arthrospira<\/em>) <em>platensis<\/em>, commonly known as <strong>Spirulina<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work is connected to the <strong>IMPRESS <\/strong>objective of developing innovative approaches for marine and freshwater-based ingredients and creating novel value for food, feed, ingredients, biopolymers, and bioactives. It also supports the project\u2019s focus on circular and sustainable value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, titled <strong>\u201cIn vitro determination of anti-inflammatory effects of a new cosmetic ingredient based on phycocyanin\u201d<\/strong>, focuses on one of the main limitations of phycocyanin in cosmetic applications: its intrinsic instability, especially in aqueous matrices and under thermal stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address this, Neoalgae is developing an <strong>anhydrous cosmetic ingredient<\/strong> in which phycocyanin is incorporated into a high-lipid matrix, such as shea butter. The aim is to create a stabilised phycocyanin system suitable for functional dermocosmetic applications at industrial level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ingredient is being <strong>characterised through in vitro testing<\/strong> in human THP-1 monocytic cells. The work includes evaluation of cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the results reported by Neoalgae, the<strong> anhydrous phycocyanin and shea butter ingredient <\/strong>demonstrates strong cytocompatibility at relevant cosmetic doses. The ingredient also shows significant anti-inflammatory activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These results support its suitability for <strong>cosmetic formulations<\/strong> targeting skin sensitivity, erythema reduction, and post-inflammatory recovery. The anhydrous lipid matrix also substantially improves pigment stability and allows for industrial scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within <strong>IMPRESS<\/strong>, this work contributes to the<strong> valorisation of microalgal biomass as a renewable source of functional compounds<\/strong>. It also demonstrates the market-oriented exploitation potential of microalgae-derived ingredients in high-value sectors beyond food and feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The article was created by Neoalgae partners Jes\u00fas Fidel Delgado Ramallo, Mario Blanco Vietes, Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez Gil, Victor Casado Ba\u00f1ares, and Eduardo Rodriguez.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Edited for the <strong>IMPRESS<\/strong> website.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partner IMPRESS NEOALGAE opracowuje nowy sk\u0142adnik kosmetyczny oparty na fikocyjaninie<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[32,13,60,14],"class_list":["post-3435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-algae","tag-blue-bioeconomy","tag-circular-economy","tag-impress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3435"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3438,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions\/3438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impress-he.eu\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}