How we scored it
Botanical extract of wormwood flowering herb: every constituent is plant-derived; extraction solvent leaves no mass. 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the flowering herb of wormwood, grown or wild-harvested. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists for the extract.
In plain English
A plant extract made from the flowering herb of wormwood. It is listed as a perfuming ingredient, so it is added to contribute scent to a product. It is made by extracting the harvested herb with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Absinthium Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the flowering herb of the Wormwort, Artemisia absinthium 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 ABSINTHIUM HERB EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM HERB EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20ABSINTHIUM%20HERB%20EXTRACT