How we scored it
Extract of cultured orange plant-cell (callus) tissue; whole botanical biomass. 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 extracting lab-cultured callus cells derived from Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) tissue. Still 100% plant biomass despite the cell-culture method.
In plain English
An extract from orange plant cells grown in a lab culture, used to condition skin. It's entirely plant material, just grown in a controlled culture rather than a field.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Citrus aurantium dulcis, Rutaceae.
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.
- 2CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIUM%20DULCIS%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT