How we scored it
Algal biomass extract; natural origin throughout.
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 cultivated Chlorella minutissima algae biomass using water or mild solvent. No petrochemical feedstock is involved.
In plain English
An extract from a microalga, used in skincare to condition and nourish the skin.
CosIng definition: Chlorella Minutissima Extract is an extract of the Alga, Chlorella minutissima, Oocystaceae
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.
- 2CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHLORELLA%20MINUTISSIMA%20EXTRACT