How we scored it
Algal extract from sugar kelp; wholly marine-plant-derived mass. 1.00.
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 sugar kelp seaweed (Saccharina latissima) using water or hydro-glycolic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists commercially.
In plain English
A seaweed extract from sugar kelp used to condition and soften skin. It is obtained by extracting the harvested alga with water or a water-glycol blend.
CosIng definition: Saccharina Latissima Extract is the extract of the alga, Saccharina latissima, Laminariaceae.
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.
- 2SACCHARINA LATISSIMA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SACCHARINA LATISSIMA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SACCHARINA%20LATISSIMA%20EXTRACT