How we scored it
Whole alga extract; no synthetic 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 the red alga Gelidium cartilagineum, an agar-yielding seaweed. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A seaweed extract from red algae, used to help protect skin. It comes directly from the harvested alga.
CosIng definition: Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract is an extract of the Alga, Gelidium cartilagineum, Gelidiaceae
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.
- 2GELIDIUM CARTILAGINEUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GELIDIUM CARTILAGINEUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GELIDIUM%20CARTILAGINEUM%20EXTRACT