Database/Skin Conditioning/Chondrus Crispus Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Chondrus Crispus Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of Irish moss red algae; all mass is algal biomass, no synthetic processing residue.

INCI nameChondrus Crispus Extract
CAS244023-79-8
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockProduced by extracting the red seaweed Chondrus crispus…

How we scored it

Whole algal extract (carrageenan-containing); default for algal material → 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

Produced by extracting the red seaweed Chondrus crispus (Irish moss), yielding carrageenan and other polysaccharides. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

A gel-forming, skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Irish moss, a red seaweed. It thickens formulas and conditions skin, harvested directly from the seaweed rather than synthesised.

CosIng definition: Chondrus Crispus Extract is an extract of the carrageenan, Chondrus crispus, Gigartinaceae

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