How we scored it
Botanical extract from cultured argan-tree cells; plant-cell-culture extracts are scored as botanical 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
This extract is produced by growing callus cells cultured from the argan tree, Argania spinosa, then extracting the culture. No synthetic feedstock is used.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract grown from lab-cultured argan tree cells rather than harvested argan kernels, but still derived from the argan tree.
CosIng definition: Argania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Argania spinosa, Sapotaceae.
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.
- 2ARGANIA SPINOSA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARGANIA SPINOSA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARGANIA%20SPINOSA%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT