Database/Skin Conditioning/Corallina Officinalis Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Corallina Officinalis Extract natural?

Yes. Direct extract of a calcified red alga; both organic and mineral carbonate fractions are natural origin.

INCI nameCorallina Officinalis Extract
CAS89997-92-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the calcified red seaweed Corallina officinalis.…

How we scored it

Whole-alga extract; algal extracts = 1.0, including any mineral carbonate content.
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 calcified red seaweed Corallina officinalis. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of a calcified red seaweed used to condition skin. It is obtained directly from the alga, which naturally contains calcium carbonate.

CosIng definition: Corallina Officinalis Extract is an extract of the Alga, Corallina officinalis L., Corallinaceae

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