How we scored it
Algal extract; fully natural-origin biomass.
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 the green seaweed Codium fragile, harvested from coastal waters, via aqueous or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract of a green seaweed (Codium fragile), used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting compounds from the harvested alga.
CosIng definition: Codium Fragile Extract is the extract of the alga, Codium fragile
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.
- 2CODIUM FRAGILE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CODIUM FRAGILE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CODIUM%20FRAGILE%20EXTRACT