How we scored it
Botanical flower extract: all atoms come from Arnica chamissonis flower 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
Flowers of Arnica chamissonis, a daisy-family herb, 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 flowers of Arnica chamissonis, a daisy-family plant related to mountain arnica. It is used in products for fragrance and as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Arnica Chamissonis Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Arnica chamissonis, Compositae
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.
- 2ARNICA CHAMISSONIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARNICA CHAMISSONIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARNICA%20CHAMISSONIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT