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 Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce) green seaweed. No significant alternative route.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground sea lettuce (a green seaweed), used to thicken formulas, bind ingredients, and absorb excess oil.
CosIng definition: Ulva Lactuca Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Ulva lactuca, Cyperaceae
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.
- 2ULVA LACTUCA POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ULVA LACTUCA POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ULVA%20LACTUCA%20POWDER