Database/Antioxidant/Haematococcus Pluvialis Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Haematococcus Pluvialis Oil natural?

Yes. Oil expressed from the astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis; expression adds no synthetic mass.

INCI nameHaematococcus Pluvialis Oil
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExpressed from the biomass of the microalga Haematococcus…

How we scored it

Oil expressed from algal biomass; natural oils = 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

Expressed from the biomass of the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis, rich in natural astaxanthin. No petrochemical equivalent.

In plain English

An antioxidant-rich oil pressed from microalgae, prized for its natural astaxanthin content, used to condition skin and fight free-radical damage.

CosIng definition: Haematococcus Pluvialis Oil is the oil expressed from the Alga, Haematococcus pluvialis, Stephanosphaeraceae

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