Upcycled Microalgae Ingredients

Lady Purple was awarded Gold at the Pure Beauty Awards 2025 as the Best New Ingredient, and this innovation from Azeco Cosmeceuticals transforms a by-product from microalgae farming into a valuable, multifunctional cosmetic ingredient.

Lady Purple adds a vibrant pink hue to formulations, but this upcycled ingredient has benefits far beyond its aesthetic appeal. As part of a placebo-controlled, half-face study of 22 women between the ages of 40 and 65 with photoaged, dull skin, Lady Purple cream resulted in a 13.6% reduction in wrinkle depth in the crow’s feet area, and a more youthful appearance, as assessed by age-wrinkle mapping.

This cosmetic ingredient, demonstrating the power of enzymatic extraction, has applications across the skincare, body care, hair care and sun care categories.