Written by Jessie Yang & Peter G. Chiarelli, PhD 

Jellyfish Collagen: A New Chapter in Clean Beauty

At JellyCo, we’re riding the wave of the clean beauty with jellyfish collagen-based skincare. Sourced exclusively from 100% wild-caught American jellyfish, our groundbreaking, proprietary formulated collagen peptide sets a new standard in collagen.

The drive for using cleaner collagen struck during a conversation with a professional formulator. He revealed,

Most people don’t realize where collagen powders come from or how contaminated they can be, many exceed recommended heavy metal levels.

This resonated with findings from the Clean Label Project [1]. After years of research, we discovered how naturally simple and clean jellyfish were, sparking our mission to educate the public about this incredible alternative.

Why Jellyfish Collagen?

1. Naturally Clean:

Jellyfish offer a simple base, consisting of

1. Water (95-98%)
2. Protein (1-3%)
3. Minerals (1-2%) [2]

2. No By-Products:

• JellyCo never uses by-products or scrapes like skin, hair, bones, feathers, tendons, shells, fish skins or scales [2,3,4,5].

3. Sustainable:

• Less CO₂ Generation: Wild-caught jellyfish have a low carbon footprint, estimated at 10–15 kg CO₂e/kg, far less than beef (60–70 kg CO₂e/kg) [6,7,8].
• Negligible Land Usage: No deforestation linked, unlike bovine sources [7,8,9,10].
• Negligible Freshwater Usage: Wild harvesting avoids intensive water needs [6,8,10].

4. Eco-friendly & Responsible Harvesting:

• Benefits from no feed production, minimal processing, and population control [2,6]
• Populations suggested to be increasing due to climate change [11,12]

5. Cleaner Beaches:

• Harvesting abundant, underutilized jellyfish before they wash ashore reduces coastal nuisances while producing local jobs [2,13]

6. Ethical Advantage:

• No inhumane treatment or slaughterhouses, contrasting with livestock collagen [9,10]

7. Safer option:

• Lower risk of animal-transmitted diseases and pathogens [2,5,14,15,16,17]
• Supported by safety assessments confirming jellyfish collagen meets international standards for trace metals [18,19]

8. Clean Label:

• No hidden ingredients, fillers, or drying agents. Just clean, traceable jellyfish collagen.

9. Greener, Cleaner Process:

• Fewer impurities mean simpler production with less energy and no harsh chemicals [2,4,20]

Conclusion

JellyCo is redefining collagen with SimplySEA™, sourced from American jellyfish with unmatched transparency. Feel confident about your collagen while supporting local economies and the planet. Not all collagen is equal, stand out for good with JellyCo.

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References:

1. The True Content and Faces Behind America’s Best-Selling Collagen – The Clean Label Project
2. The emergence of jellyfish collagen: A comprehensive review on research progress, industrial applications, and future opportunities – Trends in Food Science & Technology
3. Production of Hydrolysed Collagen from Fishery Products – Matis Iceland (video)
4. Collagen and its derivatives: From structure and properties to their applications in food industry – Food Hydrocolloids
5. Collagen Hydrolysates from Animal By-Products in Topical Cosmetic Formulations – Molecular Sciences
6. Environmental performance of blue foods – Nature
7. The Environmental Impact of Food – Sustainable Fisheries University of Washington
8. Wild seafood has a lower carbon footprint than red meat, cheese, and chicken, according to latest data | Oceana
9. Collagen and deforestation: How we uncovered the dirty origins of a beloved wellness product | International Journalists’ Network – Independent Journal Article
10. The dark side of collagen – #podcast – YouTube – The Globe and Mail Podcast (video)
11. A Systematic Review of Risk Assessment Associated with Jellyfish Consumption as a Potential Novel Food – foods
12. Increasing jellyfish populations: trends in Large Marine Ecosystems – Hydrobiologia
13. Thousands of cannonball jellyfish pile up on the shores of Tybee Island in Georgia – USA Today
14. A review on recent advances and applications of fish collagen – Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
15. Biocompatible interpenetrating polymeric networks in hydrogel state comprised from jellyfish collagen and polyurethane – Journal of Polymer Research
16. Eating jellyfish: safety, chemical and sensory properties – Science of Food and Agriculture
17. Identification of Safety and Quality Parameters for Preparation of Jellyfish Based Novel Food Products – foods
18. Toxic metals and metalloids in collagen supplements of fish and jellyfish origin: Risk assessment for daily intake – Open Medicine
19. Trace Metals Do Not Accumulate Over Time in The Edible Mediterranean Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from Urban Coastal Waters – water
20. Marine organisms as a source of natural matrix for bone tissue engineering – Ceramics International

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Categories: Sustainability, Emerging Skincare, Jellyfish Collagen, Marine Collagen