How we scored it
Algal/plankton extract; all fragments natural.
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 cultivated Tetraselmis suecica microalgae biomass. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from Tetraselmis suecica, a marine microalga (plankton species) used in cosmetics and aquaculture.
CosIng definition: TeTraselmis Suecica Extract is an extract of the plankton Tetraselmis suecica
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.
- 2TETRASELMIS SUECICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TETRASELMIS SUECICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TETRASELMIS%20SUECICA%20EXTRACT