Database/Skin Conditioning/Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract natural?

Yes. A seaweed extract obtained directly from harvested algae with no synthetic feedstock.

INCI nameAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
CAS84775-78-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting harvested Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed, typically…

How we scored it

Algal extract, whole extract natural = 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 extracting harvested Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed, typically with water. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of the brown seaweed knotted wrack, used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting the harvested seaweed, typically with water.

CosIng definition: Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract is an extract of the Alga, Ascophyllum nodosum (L.), Fucaceae

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