How we scored it
Whole-plant extract = 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 Calendula officinalis flowers/whole plant grown as a crop. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract of the marigold plant, calendula, traditionally used to soothe and condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the whole flowering plant.
CosIng definition: Calendula Officinalis Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Calendula, Calendula officinalis 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.
- 2CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALENDULA%20OFFICINALIS%20EXTRACT