How we scored it
Whole-plant extract = 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 whole Arnica montana plant. No petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An extract of the arnica plant used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from this mountain wildflower.
CosIng definition: Arnica Montana Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Arnica Montana, 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.
- 2ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARNICA%20MONTANA%20EXTRACT