Methylsilanol spirulinate (inci)

Methylsilanol spirulinates are mixtures of substances which are used in cosmetic substances. The silanol mixtures of "micro algae" act as skin care products.

Silanols are derivatives of silanes. Silanes are silicon compounds and can be regarded as "silicon homologues" of alkanes based on a carbon skeleton. In silanols, one or more hydroxy groups are bound to a silicon atom. Silanols can therefore be regarded as silicon analogues of alcohols. Spirulinate" refers to preparations from spirulina cultures, a cyanobacteria genus (formerly blue-green algae, also microalgae).