How we scored it
Whole algal extract; per this site's convention algal extracts score 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 cultivating the microalga Scenedesmus rubescens and extracting the biomass. No alternative synthetic route exists for this algal extract.
In plain English
An extract from the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus rubescens, used to condition skin. The algae are cultivated and then processed to yield a skin-conditioning ingredient for cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Scenedesmus Rubescens Extract is the extract of the alga, Scenedesmus rubescens, Scenedesmaceae.
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.
- 2SCENEDESMUS RUBESCENS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SCENEDESMUS RUBESCENS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SCENEDESMUS%20RUBESCENS%20EXTRACT