How we scored it
Whole botanical root extract; plant carbon only.
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 celery roots by solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from celery root used to condition the skin in cosmetic formulations.
CosIng definition: Apium Graveolens Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Celery, Apium graveolens L., Umbelliferae
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 ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3APIUM GRAVEOLENS ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT