Database/Humectant/Collagen Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Collagen Powder natural?

Yes. Collagen is an animal protein obtained from skin or hide and then dried and ground.

INCI nameCollagen Powder
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is drying and grinding collagen from…

How we scored it

Dried, ground collagen protein from animal tissue; 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

Dominant route is drying and grinding collagen from bovine, porcine or marine skin and hide. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A fine powder of dried collagen protein from animal skin, hide or fish, used to hold moisture and condition skin. It is made by drying and grinding collagen.

CosIng definition: Collagen Powder is the finely ground powder obtained from dehdyrated Collagen.

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