How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract. 1.0 by category rule.
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 whole ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis), typically with water or a water/glycol blend. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A plant extract from ice plant (Hottentot fig), used to condition hair. It's made by extracting compounds from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Carpobrotus Edulis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Carpobrotus edulis (L.), Aizoaceae
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.
- 2CARPOBROTUS EDULIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CARPOBROTUS EDULIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CARPOBROTUS%20EDULIS%20EXTRACT