How we scored it
Extract of cultured tea-plant meristem cells; biomass entirely plant-derived; 1.0 as a botanical extract.
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
Grown by culturing meristem cells of Camellia sinensis (tea plant) and extracting the resulting biomass. Carbon source is plant-derived throughout.
In plain English
An extract from lab-grown stem cells of the tea plant, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner.
CosIng definition: Camellia Sinensis Meristem Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the meristem cells of Camellia sinensis.
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.
- 2CAMELLIA SINENSIS MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAMELLIA SINENSIS MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAMELLIA%20SINENSIS%20MERISTEM%20CELL%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT