Database/Emollient/Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Fucus Vesiculosus Extract natural?

Yes. A bladderwrack extract obtained directly from harvested algae with no synthetic feedstock.

INCI nameFucus Vesiculosus Extract
CAS84696-13-9
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the dried thallus of Fucus…

How we scored it

Algal extract, whole extract natural = 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 dried thallus of Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack), typically with water. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of bladderwrack, a brown seaweed, used to soothe and condition skin. It is produced by extracting the dried seaweed, typically with water.

CosIng definition: Fucus Vesiculosus Extract is an extract of the dried thallus of the Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus L., Fucaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2FUCUS VESICULOSUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3FUCUS VESICULOSUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FUCUS%20VESICULOSUS%20EXTRACT