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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ulva Lactuca Extract natural?

Yes. Direct extract of sea lettuce, a marine alga, with no petrochemical processing aids retained in the final material.

INCI nameUlva Lactuca Extract
CAS97281-59-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockExtracted from Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce), a green…

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 Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce), a green alga harvested from coastal waters. The extract is used as obtained from the natural plant material.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient that helps protect the skin, extracted from sea lettuce, a green seaweed found along coastlines worldwide.

CosIng definition: Ulva Lactuca Extract is an extract of the Alga, Ulva lactuca, Cyperaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ULVA LACTUCA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ULVA LACTUCA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ULVA%20LACTUCA%20EXTRACT