How we scored it
Water/solvent extract of Enteromorpha compressa (sea lettuce) alga; whole algal extract → 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 harvested thallus of Enteromorpha compressa (sea lettuce) with water or a water/glycol mixture. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract made from sea lettuce, a type of green algae. It's produced by simple extraction of the harvested seaweed and is entirely marine-plant derived.
CosIng definition: Enteromorpha Compressa Extract is an extract of the thallus of the Alga, Enteromorpha compressa, Ulvaceae
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.
- 2ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ENTEROMORPHA%20COMPRESSA%20EXTRACT