How we scored it
Whole-herb extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 angelica (Angelica archangelica) herb, typically via water/alcohol or glycolic extraction. No petrochemical alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of the angelica herb used to condition skin. Made by soaking the whole plant in a solvent to capture its natural compounds.
CosIng definition: Angelica Archangelica Extract is the extract of the whole herb, Holy Ghost, Angelica archangelica 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.
- 2ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANGELICA%20ARCHANGELICA%20EXTRACT