Is Ascophyllum Nodosum Water natural?

Q: Is Ascophyllum Nodosum Water natural?

Ascophyllum Nodosum Water has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Water carrying steam-distilled seaweed constituents; entirely natural. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Water carrying steam-distilled seaweed constituents; entirely natural.

INCI nameAscophyllum Nodosum Water

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockAqueous condensate from steam-distilling Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed. Used…

How we scored it

Aqueous steam-distillate of algae; 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

Aqueous condensate from steam-distilling Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed. Used for skin conditioning.

In plain English

A seaweed-infused water used to condition skin in cosmetic formulations. Entirely natural.

CosIng definition: Ascophyllum Nodosum Water is the aqueous solution obtained from the steam distillates of the alga, Ascophyllum nodosum.

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