Is Hydrolyzed Algae Extract natural?

Produced by hydrolysing extract from harvested or cultivated algae using acid, enzyme or other hydrolysis; this generic INCI name is now retired in favour of species-specific names. No synthetic alternative route exists.

A hydrolysed extract from algae, used to condition skin. It's made by breaking down algae into smaller nutrient fragments; the generic name has since been retired for species-specific ones.

CosIng definition: Hydrolyzed Algae Extract (Retired) is the hydrolysate of an extract of algae derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis. The INCI Name, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, originally published in 1999, was designated with a retired status in 2015. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Hydrolyzed Algae Extract will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignment based on the current genus and species name for the specific alga.