Is Eisenia Arborea Extract natural?

Q: Is Eisenia Arborea Extract natural?

Eisenia Arborea Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract is obtained directly from a brown kelp alga with no synthetic building blocks introduced. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract is obtained directly from a brown kelp alga with no synthetic building blocks introduced.

INCI nameEisenia Arborea Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted directly from the kelp Eisenia arborea using…

How we scored it

Algal extract; natural (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

Extracted directly from the kelp Eisenia arborea using standard extraction methods. No petrochemical processing is involved.

In plain English

An extract of a brown kelp seaweed, used in skincare as a conditioning ingredient. Derived directly from the alga.

CosIng definition: Eisenia Arborea Extract is the extract of the alga, Eisenia arborea

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