How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; this site's convention scores plant extracts 1.0.
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 fruit of Burdock (Arctium lappa) using water or a solvent. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract of burdock fruit used for its antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties. Produced by extracting the dried fruit with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Arctium Lappa Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Burdock, Arctium lappa L., Asteraceae
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.
- 2ARCTIUM LAPPA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARCTIUM LAPPA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARCTIUM%20LAPPA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT