How we scored it
Extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no mass. No formula supplied. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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 (water, ethanol or glycol-water) of the aerial parts of carqueja, Baccharis trimera, wild-harvested or grown in South America. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from Baccharis trimera (carqueja), a shrub with flattened, winged green stems that grows in South America. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient and is made by soaking the plant in a solvent such as water or ethanol.
CosIng definition: Baccharis Trimera Extract is an extract of Baccharis genisteloides var. trimera, 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.
- 2BACCHARIS TRIMERA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BACCHARIS TRIMERA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BACCHARIS%20TRIMERA%20EXTRACT