How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of a brown alga; botanical/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 the whole thallus of the brown alga Padina pavonica, typically by aqueous or hydroglycolic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of a brown seaweed used to condition skin. It is obtained directly from the whole alga by simple extraction, with no synthetic ingredients created in the process.
CosIng definition: Padina Pavonica Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Padina pavonica
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.
- 2PADINA PAVONICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PADINA PAVONICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PADINA%20PAVONICA%20EXTRACT