How we scored it
Extract of onion skin; botanical extract = 1.0 by convention.
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 outer skins of onions (Allium cepa). No alternative commercial route.
In plain English
An extract made from onion skins, used as a humectant and skin conditioner. It's a straightforward extract from a kitchen vegetable byproduct.
CosIng definition: Allium Cepa (Onion) Skin Extract is the extract of the skin of Allium cepa, Liliaceae.
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.
- 2ALLIUM CEPA SKIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALLIUM CEPA SKIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLIUM%20CEPA%20SKIN%20EXTRACT