How we scored it
Whole algal extract; natural marine biomass.
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, a traditional source of agar, by water extraction. No synthetic equivalent exists.
In plain English
A seaweed extract that helps form a protective film on skin, from a red algae traditionally used to make agar.
CosIng definition: Gelidium Sesquipedale Extract is the extract of the Alga, Gelidium sesquipedale
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 SESQUIPEDALE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GELIDIUM SESQUIPEDALE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GELIDIUM%20SESQUIPEDALE%20EXTRACT