How we scored it
Botanical flower extract: all atoms come from Artemisia umbelliformis 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 Artemisia umbelliformis, an alpine wormwood of the European mountains, 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 Artemisia umbelliformis, an alpine wormwood native to the mountains of Europe. It is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Umbelliformis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Artemisia umbelliformis, 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.
- 2ARTEMISIA UMBELLIFORMIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA UMBELLIFORMIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20UMBELLIFORMIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT