How we scored it
Whole-alga extract; algal extracts = 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
Extracted from the whole green alga Codium tomentosum. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of a green seaweed used to protect skin. It is obtained directly from the whole alga by simple extraction.
CosIng definition: Codium Tomentosum Extract is an extract of the Alga, Codium tomentosum, Codiaceae
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 TOMENTOSUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CODIUM TOMENTOSUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CODIUM%20TOMENTOSUM%20EXTRACT