How we scored it
Microalgal biomass extract; algal extracts = 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
Extracted from cultivated biomass of the microalga Nannochloropsis oculata. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of a cultivated microalga used as a moisturising, skin-conditioning ingredient. It is obtained directly from the algal biomass.
CosIng definition: Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract is the extract of the alga, Nannochloropsis oculata.
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.
- 2NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NANNOCHLOROPSIS%20OCULATA%20EXTRACT