How we scored it
Extract of a cyanobacterium (microbial/algal organism); natural per microbial-material convention.
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 or wild-harvested Nostoc commune biomass, a cyanobacterium found in soil and freshwater. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Nostoc commune, a cyanobacterium (blue-green algae-like microorganism) found in soil and freshwater habitats worldwide.
CosIng definition: Nostoc Commune Extract is the extract of the microorganism, Nostoc commune.
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.
- 2NOSTOC COMMUNE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NOSTOC COMMUNE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NOSTOC%20COMMUNE%20EXTRACT