How we scored it
Steam distillate of brown algae condensed in water — botanical hydrosol, no synthetic input — 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 steam-distilling the whole Ecklonia cava alga and condensing the aqueous fraction. No alternative route exists.
In plain English
A water-based distillate made from Ecklonia cava seaweed, used in skincare to help protect and soothe the skin.
CosIng definition: Ecklonia Cava Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the whole plant, Ecklonia cava, Lessoniaceae.
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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECKLONIA CAVA WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ECKLONIA%20CAVA%20WATER