Astaxanthin is why farmed salmon looks expensive. Algal extracts are the usual capsule. Skin and lipid-oxidation stories are more plausible than “internal sunscreen.” Take it with fat or you wasted the bottle.
Supplements
Limited evidence
Astaxanthin
The salmon-pink carotenoid from Haematococcus.
How to use
4–12 mg with a meal that has fat.
Details
- Ingredients
- Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis
- Benefits
- Skin antioxidant, Lipid oxidation markers
- Dosage
- 4–12 mg
- When to take
- With food
- Side effects
- Orange-red stool at high dose is cosmetic.
- Scientific evidence
- Antioxidant and lipid findings are the most consistent; performance claims are population-specific.
- Form
- Softgel
- Third-party tested
- Yes
Editorial rating ★ 3.8
Pretty molecule, mixed human outcomes. Fine as a carotenoid add-on, not a foundation.
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