How we scored it
Whole algal extract; default for algal material → 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
Produced by extracting the brown seaweed Ecklonia cava, harvested from coastal waters. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from a brown seaweed found in coastal waters. It helps condition skin and is obtained by direct extraction of the harvested alga.
CosIng definition: Ecklonia Cava Extract is an extract of the Alga, Ecklonia cava, Alariaceae
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.
- 2ECKLONIA CAVA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECKLONIA CAVA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ECKLONIA%20CAVA%20EXTRACT