How we scored it
Algal (seaweed) extract, wholly 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 the red seaweed Jania rubens. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from a red seaweed. It's made directly from the alga, harvested from the sea.
CosIng definition: Jania Rubens Extract is an extract of the Seaweed, Jania rubens
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.
- 2JANIA RUBENS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JANIA RUBENS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JANIA%20RUBENS%20EXTRACT