Thalgo

The marine beauty brand unlocks the secrets of algae to create effective skincare solutions

- Veronique Lo

It’s estimated that there are more than 25,000 species of marine algae and 100,000 species of microalgae living in the ocean under extreme conditions. To survive, they have developed an amazing ability to “create ingenious molecules unparalleled in the terrestrial world”, according to Isabelle Guichon, head of communications at Thalgo. “Algae have an extraordinary concentration of minerals and trace elements contained in seawater, up to 10,000 times higher than terrestrial plants. Their tissues may, for example, contain 1,000 times more iodine, 100 times more calcium, 10 times more magnesium and copper and 20 times more vitamins than a terrestrial plant,” she lists.