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Where it comes from
Produced by extracting the brown alga Dictyopteris membranacea. This INCI name was retired in 2015; current supply is listed under the renamed species, Dictyopteris polypodioides.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract from a brown alga historically named Dictyopteris membranacea, found in the Mediterranean. This INCI name is retired, and current supply is listed under the renamed species, Dictyopteris polypodioides.
CosIng definition: Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract (Retired) is the extract of the alga, Dictyopteris membranacea. The INCI Name, Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract, originally published in 2007, was designated with a retired status in 2015. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignment based on the current genus and species name, Dictyopteris Polypodioides Extract.
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.
- 2DICTYOPTERIS MEMBRANACEA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DICTYOPTERIS MEMBRANACEA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DICTYOPTERIS%20MEMBRANACEA%20EXTRACT