How we scored it
Dried ground alga powder; 1.0.
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 wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) seaweed. Used as a viscosity-controlling and binding agent.
In plain English
A powder from dried, ground wakame seaweed, used to thicken and bind formulations. Entirely seaweed-derived.
CosIng definition: Undaria Pinnatifida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Undaria pinnatifida, Alariaceae
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.
- 2UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNDARIA%20PINNATIFIDA%20POWDER