Database/Skin Conditioning/Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract natural?

Yes. Direct extract of Chlorella, a freshwater alga, with no petrochemical processing aids retained in the final material.

INCI nameChlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract
CAS223749-81-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from Chlorella pyrenoidosa, a single-celled green alga…

How we scored it

Algal extract; botanical/algal extracts are 1.0 by category rule
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 Chlorella pyrenoidosa, a single-celled green alga cultivated in freshwater ponds or tanks. The extract is used as obtained from the natural biomass.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Chlorella, a single-celled freshwater green alga often grown as a food supplement crop.

CosIng definition: Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract is an extract of the alga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Chlorellaceae

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