How we scored it
Botanical extract of the plant; every constituent is plant-derived and extraction solvents leave no counted mass: 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
Dried or fresh Angelica gigas plant is extracted with a water, ethanol or glycol-water solvent and filtered. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
An extract of Angelica gigas, known as Korean angelica, a plant of the carrot family, made by soaking the plant in a solvent. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It comes directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Angelica Gigas Extract is an extract of the plant, Angelica gigas, 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 GIGAS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANGELICA GIGAS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANGELICA%20GIGAS%20EXTRACT