How we scored it
Whole-alga extract; botanical/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
Extracted from the brown alga Sargassum fusiforme (hijiki), typically by water or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of a brown seaweed also known as hijiki, used to help protect and condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Sargassum Fusiforme Extract is an extract of the Brown Alga, Sargassum fusiforme, 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 FUSIFORME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SARGASSUM FUSIFORME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SARGASSUM%20FUSIFORME%20EXTRACT