How we scored it
Botanical extract: all atoms plant-derived = 1.00.
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
The flowering herb of ground elder (goutweed) is extracted with a solvent and the extract concentrated. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowering herb of ground elder, a common garden plant also called goutweed, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the plant with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Aegopodium Podagraria Extract is an extract of the flowering herb of the Goatweed, Aegopodium podagraria L., Apiaceae
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.
- 2AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AEGOPODIUM%20PODAGRARIA%20EXTRACT