Is Alaria Esculenta Extract natural?

Q: Is Alaria Esculenta Extract natural?

Alaria Esculenta Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Direct extract of an edible brown seaweed with no synthetic modification. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Direct extract of an edible brown seaweed with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameAlaria Esculenta Extract

FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Protecting

FeedstockExtracted from the whole brown alga Alaria esculenta.…

How we scored it

Whole-alga extract; algal extracts = 1.0.

What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Extracted from the whole brown alga Alaria esculenta. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of an edible brown seaweed used to condition hair and protect skin. It is obtained directly from the whole alga.

CosIng definition: Alaria Esculenta Extract is the extract of the alga, Alaria esculenta

References

1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
2ALARIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3ALARIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALARIA%20ESCULENTA%20EXTRACT