How we scored it
Whole algal extract; per this site's convention algal extracts score 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
Produced by harvesting and extracting the kelp Laminaria cloustoni from cold northern seas. No alternative synthetic route exists for this algal extract.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract made from a large brown kelp, Laminaria cloustoni, harvested from cold northern seas. Used in cosmetics for its skin-protecting properties.
CosIng definition: Laminaria Cloustoni Extract is an extract of the Kelp, Laminaria cloustoni, Laminariaceae
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.
- 2LAMINARIA CLOUSTONI EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAMINARIA CLOUSTONI EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAMINARIA%20CLOUSTONI%20EXTRACT