Is Spirulina Maxima Powder natural?

Q: Is Spirulina Maxima Powder natural?

Spirulina Maxima Powder has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Whole cultivated Spirulina biomass, dried and ground; no petrochemical fragment present. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Whole cultivated Spirulina biomass, dried and ground; no petrochemical fragment present.

INCI nameSpirulina Maxima Powder

FunctionAntioxidant · Viscosity Controlling

FeedstockMade by drying and grinding cultivated Spirulina maxima…

How we scored it

Whole dried, ground algal biomass; natural powder = 1.0 by this site's convention.

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

Made by drying and grinding cultivated Spirulina maxima biomass. No significant alternative route.

In plain English

A powder from dried blue-green algae (Spirulina), used to thicken formulas and provide antioxidant benefit in skincare and haircare products.

CosIng definition: Spirulina Maxima Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3SPIRULINA MAXIMA POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SPIRULINA%20MAXIMA%20POWDER