How we scored it
Whole algal extract; natural marine biomass, no petrochemical fragments.
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 from whole red seaweed harvested from tropical waters, typically by water extraction. No synthetic version exists.
In plain English
A seaweed extract from a red algae, used for skin conditioning and valued for its natural gel-forming carbohydrates.
CosIng definition: Eucheuma Spinosum Extract is an extract of the whole plant Eucheuma Spinosum, Solieriaceae
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.
- 2EUCHEUMA SPINOSUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUCHEUMA SPINOSUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUCHEUMA%20SPINOSUM%20EXTRACT