Database/Skin Conditioning/Carlina Acaulis Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Carlina Acaulis Root Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is a solvent extract of Carlina thistle root with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameCarlina Acaulis Root Extract
CAS85940-33-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of the Carlina thistle…

How we scored it

Whole-plant root extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by 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 roots of the Carlina thistle (Carlina acaulis) using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant extract from the roots of the Carlina thistle, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the dried root with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.

CosIng definition: Carlina Acaulis Root Extract is the extract from the roots of the Carlina Thistle, Carlina acaulis L., Asteraceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CARLINA ACAULIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CARLINA ACAULIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARLINA%20ACAULIS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT