Database/Emollient/Carthamus Tinctorius Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Carthamus Tinctorius Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of safflower plant; entirely natural material.

INCI nameCarthamus Tinctorius Extract
CAS223749-52-8
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the whole plant of Carthamus tinctorius…

How we scored it

Botanical whole-plant extract; convention rates extracts at 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 the whole plant of Carthamus tinctorius (safflower). No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract from the safflower plant, used to soften and condition skin. Made by extracting the plant material with water or a solvent.

CosIng definition: Carthamus Tinctorius Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Carthamus tinctorius, Asteraceae (Compositae).

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