How we scored it
Algal extract → 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
Produced by extracting the brown seaweed Sargassum fulvellum with water or a solvent. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
An extract of Sargassum fulvellum, a brown seaweed, used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting the seaweed directly, so the ingredient is entirely marine-plant derived.
CosIng definition: Sargassum Fulvellum Extract is the extract of the Alga, Sargassum fulvellum
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 FULVELLUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SARGASSUM FULVELLUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SARGASSUM%20FULVELLUM%20EXTRACT