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 sprouted Brassica napus seed. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the young sprouts of Brassica napus, the species that includes oilseed rape (canola). It is listed as a humectant (a water-binding ingredient) and a skin-conditioning ingredient, and is made by soaking sprouts in a solvent such as water.
CosIng definition: Brassica Napus Sprout Extract is the extract of the sprouts of Brassica napus L., Brassicaceae
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.
- 2BRASSICA NAPUS SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BRASSICA NAPUS SPROUT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BRASSICA%20NAPUS%20SPROUT%20EXTRACT