How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract; convention rates extracts at 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 plant of Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort). No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the mugwort plant, used to condition skin. Produced by extracting the whole plant with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Vulgaris Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Common Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris 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 VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20VULGARIS%20EXTRACT