How we scored it
Dried, ground whole algal biomass; natural material.
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 drying and grinding harvested Himanthalia elongata seaweed. No synthetic equivalent exists.
In plain English
A powder made from dried seaweed, used to thicken formulas and help bind and condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Himanthalia Elongata Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Himanthalia elongata, Himanthaliaceae
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.
- 2HIMANTHALIA ELONGATA POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIMANTHALIA ELONGATA POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HIMANTHALIA%20ELONGATA%20POWDER