How we scored it
Botanical extract of the whole chamomile plant; extraction solvents are not counted: 1.00.
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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of cultivated chamomile plant material. There is no alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of the whole chamomile plant, used as a skin-protecting ingredient. It is made by soaking the plant material in water or an alcohol-based solvent and keeping the soluble plant components.
CosIng definition: Chamomilla Vulgaris Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Chamomilla vulgaris, Astaraceae.
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 VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHAMOMILLA VULGARIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHAMOMILLA%20VULGARIS%20EXTRACT