How we scored it
Extract of horse chestnut buds; botanical extract = 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 buds of the horse chestnut tree. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from horse chestnut tree buds. Used for skin conditioning. Comes directly from the tree.
CosIng definition: Aesculus Hippocastanum Bud Extract is the extract of the buds of Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum L., Hippocastanaceae
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.
- 2AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AESCULUS%20HIPPOCASTANUM%20BUD%20EXTRACT