How we scored it
Diatom/algal extract; all fragments natural.
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 Odontella aurita diatom biomass. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Odontella aurita, a marine diatom (phytoplankton) cultivated for its natural pigments and fatty acids.
CosIng definition: Odontella Aurita Extract is an extract of the phytoplankton Odontella aurita, Bacilaiophyceae
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.
- 2ODONTELLA AURITA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ODONTELLA AURITA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ODONTELLA%20AURITA%20EXTRACT