How we scored it
Aqueous/solvent extract of whole Calluna vulgaris plant; botanical extract, natural origin per 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 aerial/whole plant material of Calluna vulgaris (heather), typically via water or water-glycol extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An extract of the whole heather plant (Calluna vulgaris), used to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Calluna Vulgaris Extract is the extract obtained from the whole plant of the Broom Heather, Calluna vulgaris, Ericaceae
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.
- 2CALLUNA VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALLUNA VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALLUNA%20VULGARIS%20EXTRACT