How we scored it
Algal extract of Undaria pinnatifida sporophyll (wakame) -> 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
Extracted from the sporophyll of wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible brown seaweed, using standard extraction methods. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the sporophyll (reproductive frond) of wakame, an edible brown seaweed. Used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient, valued for natural polysaccharides and minerals from the sea.
CosIng definition: Undaria Pinnatifida Sporophyll Extract is the extract of the sporophyll of the 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 SPOROPHYLL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA SPOROPHYLL EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNDARIA%20PINNATIFIDA%20SPOROPHYLL%20EXTRACT