How we scored it
Whole botanical plant extract; plant carbon only.
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 whole red maple plant by solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the red maple tree used to condition and soften skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Acer Rubrum Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Acer rubrum, Aceraceae.
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.
- 2ACER RUBRUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACER RUBRUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACER%20RUBRUM%20EXTRACT