How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract; all mass plant-derived by this site's convention → 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
Produced by solvent or aqueous extraction of the whole Cistus incanus (pink rockrose) plant. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of the whole rockrose (Cistus incanus) plant. It is used in skincare for its skin-protecting, conditioning properties.
CosIng definition: Cistus Incanus Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cistus incanus, Cistaceae.
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.
- 2CISTUS INCANUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CISTUS INCANUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CISTUS%20INCANUS%20EXTRACT