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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arctium Lappa Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Seeds of burdock (Arctium lappa) are plant material, so all extracted constituents are natural origin.

INCI nameArctium Lappa Seed Extract
CAS84012-13-5
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockSeeds of greater burdock (Arctium lappa) are extracted…

How we scored it

Botanical seed extract: all atoms come from burdock seed biomass; no added non-natural fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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

Seeds of greater burdock (Arctium lappa) are extracted with water, alcohol or a similar solvent and concentrated. No commercially significant alternative route.

In plain English

A plant extract made from the seeds of greater burdock, Arctium lappa. It is used in hair-care and skin-care products as a hair-conditioning and skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Arctium Lappa Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Burdock, Arctium lappa L., Asteraceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ARCTIUM LAPPA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ARCTIUM LAPPA SEED 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%20SEED%20EXTRACT