How we scored it
Algal extract; all fragments natural.
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 cultivated Isochrysis galbana microalgae biomass. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient made by extracting compounds from Isochrysis galbana, a marine microalga commonly cultivated for aquaculture feed and cosmetic extracts.
CosIng definition: Isochrysis Galbana Extract is the extract of the alga, Isochrysis galbana, Isochrysidaceae.
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.
- 2ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOCHRYSIS%20GALBANA%20EXTRACT