How we scored it
Botanical extract per this site's convention; no fragments to compute.
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 borage plant, Borago officinalis, grown widely in Europe. Water or oil extraction is standard.
In plain English
An extract from the borage herb. Used in cosmetics as an emollient that softens and conditions the skin.
CosIng definition: Borago Officinalis Extract is an extract of the herb, Borago officinalis L., Boraginaceae
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.
- 2BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BORAGO%20OFFICINALIS%20EXTRACT