How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract (asparagus); 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 asparagus plant using water or alcohol extraction. This is the only commercial production route.
In plain English
An extract from the asparagus plant, used to help condition skin, made by extracting the whole plant with water or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Asparagus Officinalis Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Sparrow, Asparagus officinalis L., Liliaceae
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.
- 2ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASPARAGUS%20OFFICINALIS%20EXTRACT