How we scored it
Dried, ground algal powder; algal material is natural origin by 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
Made by drying and grinding the green alga Codium tomentosum. No chemical processing beyond mechanical milling.
In plain English
A powder made from a dried sea alga, used as a natural binding agent in cosmetic formulas. Simply dried seaweed, ground into powder.
CosIng definition: Codium Tomentosum Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CODIUM TOMENTOSUM POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CODIUM%20TOMENTOSUM%20POWDER