How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract: all atoms come from southernwood 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
The whole plant of southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum), an aromatic herb, is extracted with water, alcohol or a similar solvent and concentrated. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
A plant extract made from the whole southernwood plant, Artemisia abrotanum, an aromatic herb of the daisy family. It is used in products as a skin-protecting ingredient.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Abrotanum Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum L., 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.
- 2ARTEMISIA ABROTANUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA ABROTANUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20ABROTANUM%20EXTRACT