How we scored it
Algal extract = 1.0 by this site's 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
Made by extracting dulse, a red seaweed harvested from North Atlantic coastal waters. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract of dulse, an edible red seaweed harvested from coastal waters. Used in skincare for its antioxidant, binding and skin-softening properties.
CosIng definition: Rhodymenia Palmata Extract is the extract of the Alga, Rhodymenia palmata
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.
- 2RHODYMENIA PALMATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RHODYMENIA PALMATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RHODYMENIA%20PALMATA%20EXTRACT