Database/Skin Conditioning/Dunaliella Tertiolecta Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Dunaliella Tertiolecta Extract natural?

Yes. Whole-alga extract — natural origin, no petrochemical fragments present.

INCI nameDunaliella Tertiolecta Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from cultivated Dunaliella tertiolecta microalgae biomass. No…

How we scored it

Algal extract; all fragments natural.
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 cultivated Dunaliella tertiolecta microalgae biomass. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Dunaliella tertiolecta, a marine green microalga often grown for its carotenoid and protein content.

CosIng definition: Dunaliella Tertiolecta Extract is the extract of the alga, Dunaliella tertiolecta.

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