How we scored it
Algal (bull kelp) extract; fully natural-origin.
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 bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), a brown seaweed harvested from Pacific coastal waters, via aqueous or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from bull kelp, a large brown seaweed, used to condition hair and skin. It is made by extracting compounds from the harvested kelp.
CosIng definition: Nereocystis Luetkeana Extract is the extract of the alga, Nereocystis luetkeana.
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.
- 2NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEREOCYSTIS%20LUETKEANA%20EXTRACT