Is Nannochloropsis Oculata Powder natural?

Q: Is Nannochloropsis Oculata Powder natural?

Nannochloropsis Oculata Powder has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Powder from the dried microalga Nannochloropsis oculata; drying and grinding add no synthetic mass. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Powder from the dried microalga Nannochloropsis oculata; drying and grinding add no synthetic mass.

INCI nameNannochloropsis Oculata Powder

FunctionAbrasive · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockProduced by drying and grinding the microalga Nannochloropsis…

How we scored it

Dried, ground algal powder; natural algal material = 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 drying and grinding the microalga Nannochloropsis oculata. No petrochemical equivalent.

In plain English

A fine powder made from dried microalgae, used as a gentle exfoliant and skin conditioner.

CosIng definition: Nannochloropsis Oculata Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NANNOCHLOROPSIS%20OCULATA%20POWDER