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 alga Durvillaea antarctica (bull kelp). No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from bull kelp seaweed used to condition skin. It is derived directly from the alga with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Durvillaea Antarctica Extract is the extract of the alga, Durvillaea Antarctica, Durvillaeaceae.
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.
- 2DURVILLAEA ANTARCTICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DURVILLAEA ANTARCTICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DURVILLAEA%20ANTARCTICA%20EXTRACT