How we scored it
Dried ground alga powder; 1.0 by convention.
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
Made by drying and grinding bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) seaweed. Used for skin conditioning.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground bladderwrack seaweed, used to condition skin. Entirely seaweed-derived.
CosIng definition: Fucus Vesiculosus Powder is the powder obtained from Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus 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 VESICULOSUS POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FUCUS VESICULOSUS POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FUCUS%20VESICULOSUS%20POWDER