How we scored it
Whole alga extract; no synthetic fragments.
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 sea grapes, an edible green seaweed. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from sea grapes, an edible seaweed, used to form a light film on skin. It is obtained directly from the alga.
CosIng definition: Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract is the extract of the alga, Caulerpa lentillifera
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.
- 2CAULERPA LENTILLIFERA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAULERPA LENTILLIFERA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAULERPA%20LENTILLIFERA%20EXTRACT