How we scored it
Protein hydrolysate from sea cucumber; 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
Dominant route hydrolyses sea cucumber body wall with acid or enzymes. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
Short protein fragments from sea cucumber, broken down by acid or enzymes, used for antioxidant and conditioning effects. It comes from the body wall of the sea cucumber.
CosIng definition: Hydrolyzed Sea Cucumber Protein is the hydrolysate of the protein derived from the sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus, derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis, Stichopodidae.
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.
- 2HYDROLYZED SEA CUCUMBER PROTEIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYDROLYZED SEA CUCUMBER PROTEIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROLYZED%20SEA%20CUCUMBER%20PROTEIN