How we scored it
Algal extract from brown seaweed; wholly natural marine-plant material. 1.00.
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 toothed wrack seaweed (Fucus serratus) harvested from intertidal rocky shores, typically via water extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A seaweed extract from toothed wrack, used to protect and condition skin. It is made by extracting the harvested brown alga with water.
CosIng definition: Fucus Serratus Extract is an extract of the Alga, Fucus serratus L., Fucaceae
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.
- 2FUCUS SERRATUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FUCUS SERRATUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FUCUS%20SERRATUS%20EXTRACT