How we scored it
Whole algal extract; natural marine biomass.
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 whole brown seaweed harvested from the ocean, typically by water extraction. No synthetic version exists.
In plain English
A seaweed extract that forms a light film on skin to help protect it from moisture loss and everyday exposure.
CosIng definition: Sargassum Filipendula Extract is an extract of the Brown Alga, Sargassum filipendula, Sargassaceae
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.
- 2SARGASSUM FILIPENDULA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SARGASSUM FILIPENDULA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SARGASSUM%20FILIPENDULA%20EXTRACT