How we scored it
Algal (diatom) 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 Phaeodactylum tricornutum diatom biomass. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A humectant and soothing ingredient extracted from Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a marine diatom (single-celled alga) widely cultivated for its natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract is an extract of the Alga, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Bacillariophyceae
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.
- 2PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHAEODACTYLUM%20TRICORNUTUM%20EXTRACT