Is Sargassum Pallidum Extract natural?

Q: Is Sargassum Pallidum Extract natural?

Sargassum Pallidum Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract is obtained directly from a brown alga with no synthetic building blocks introduced. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract is obtained directly from a brown alga with no synthetic building blocks introduced.

INCI nameSargassum Pallidum Extract

FunctionAntioxidant

FeedstockExtracted directly from the whole alga Sargassum pallidum…

How we scored it

Algal whole-plant extract; natural (algal material). 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 directly from the whole alga Sargassum pallidum using standard extraction methods. No petrochemical processing is involved.

In plain English

An extract of a brown seaweed used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. Derived directly from the whole alga.

CosIng definition: Sargassum Pallidum Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Alga, Sargassum pallidum, 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 PALLIDUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3SARGASSUM PALLIDUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SARGASSUM%20PALLIDUM%20EXTRACT