How we scored it
Whole algal extract; this site's convention rates botanical/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
Obtained by extracting the brown alga Cystoseira compressa. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from a brown seaweed used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is derived directly from the alga with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Cystoseira Compressa Extract is the extract of the alga, Cystoseira compressa, Fucaceae.
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.
- 2CYSTOSEIRA COMPRESSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYSTOSEIRA COMPRESSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYSTOSEIRA%20COMPRESSA%20EXTRACT