How we scored it
Whole red-alga extract; no synthetic fragments.
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 a calcium-rich red seaweed found on the sea floor. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from a calcium-rich red seaweed, used to condition skin. It is harvested and processed from the alga itself.
CosIng definition: Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract is the extract of the red alga, Lithothamnion calcareum. The accepted scientific name for Lithothamnion calcareum is Phymatolithon calcareum, Hapalidiaceae.
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.
- 2LITHOTHAMNION CALCAREUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LITHOTHAMNION CALCAREUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LITHOTHAMNION%20CALCAREUM%20EXTRACT