How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract (celery); 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 whole celery plant, Apium graveolens, typically using water or alcohol extraction. This is the only commercial production route.
In plain English
An extract from the celery plant, used to help condition skin, made by extracting the whole plant with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Apium Graveolens Extract is an extract obtained from the whole plant of the Celery, Apium graveolens L., Apiceae
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.
- 2APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=APIUM%20GRAVEOLENS%20EXTRACT