How we scored it
Algal extract; botanical/algal extracts are 1.0 by category rule
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 Spirulina maxima, a blue-green alga cultivated in open ponds or tanks as a food and cosmetic raw material. Used as obtained from the natural biomass.
In plain English
A smoothing skin-care ingredient extracted from Spirulina, a blue-green algae grown in water and widely used as a nutrient-rich food supplement.
CosIng definition: Spirulina Maxima Extract is an extract of the fronds of the Spirulina, Spirulina maxima, Cyanophyceae
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.
- 2SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SPIRULINA%20MAXIMA%20EXTRACT