Database/Antioxidant/Arthrospira Platensis Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arthrospira Platensis Extract natural?

Yes. An extract of cultivated spirulina algae — algal biomass obtained by extraction, natural origin by definition.

INCI nameArthrospira Platensis Extract
FunctionAntioxidant · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by cultivating spirulina algae in controlled ponds…

How we scored it

Extract of cultured Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) algae; algal extracts are natural origin = 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

Produced by cultivating spirulina algae in controlled ponds or photobioreactors and extracting the biomass. No synthetic alternative route is used.

In plain English

An antioxidant extract from spirulina, a blue-green algae grown in cultivation ponds. Used here to condition and protect skin and hair.

CosIng definition: Arthrospira Platensis Extract is the extract of the alga, Arthrospira platensis grown in culture, Phormidiaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTHROSPIRA%20PLATENSIS%20EXTRACT