How we scored it
Extract of plant cell biomass, all plant-derived (n = 1). Culture-medium sugars and minerals are natural; growth regulators and solvents leave no mass. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Meristem cells of chamomile are cultured in sterile bioreactors on a nutrient medium, harvested and extracted with a solvent. Supplier media differ, but any synthetic growth regulators are trace and ignored.
In plain English
An extract made from chamomile meristem cells, the actively growing tissue of the plant, multiplied in tanks of nutrient solution instead of harvested in fields. The EU ingredient database lists it as an absorbent, antioxidant, skin-conditioning and skin-protecting ingredient.
CosIng definition: Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomille) Meristem Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the meristem cells of Chamomilla recutita, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA 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=CHAMOMILLA%20RECUTITA%20MERISTEM%20CELL%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT