How we scored it
Dried ground alga powder; 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
Made by drying and grinding Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed. Used for skin conditioning.
In plain English
A powder from dried, ground seaweed, used to condition skin in cosmetics. Entirely seaweed-derived.
CosIng definition: Ascophyllum Nodosum Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Ascophyllum nodosum (L.), Fucaceae
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.
- 2ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASCOPHYLLUM%20NODOSUM%20POWDER