Ingredient · INCI listed
Astaxanthin
A deep-red carotenoid and exceptionally powerful antioxidant, used to buffer UV and environmental stress and support firmness. Potent but unstable and color-imparting, so formulation matters.
Data summary
Products containing
17
Most common in
5 products
sunscreens
Typical pairing
Zinc Oxide
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In the catalog
Astaxanthin by the numbers.
We've catalogued 17 products that use astaxanthin, most often in sunscreens (5 products) but also across moisturizers and serums. Formulations carrying it score 77/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is Suntegrity 5 in 1 Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 30 Tinted at 85/100.
Of those, 5 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Zinc Oxide (6 shared formulas) and Peptides (6 shared formulas). The median price of a astaxanthin product here is $42.
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