How we scored it
Whole seed extract; natural botanical extract = 1.0 by this site's 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 seeds of Amomum subulatum (black cardamom). No significant alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from the seeds of black cardamom, used to condition skin in cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Amomum Subulatum Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Amomum subulatum, Zingiberaceae
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.
- 2AMOMUM SUBULATUM SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AMOMUM SUBULATUM SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMOMUM%20SUBULATUM%20SEED%20EXTRACT