How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts = 1.0 by rule.
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 Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower) using water or a similar solvent. No synthetic route exists commercially.
In plain English
A skin-softening extract from the Asiatic dayflower plant. It is produced by extracting the whole plant with water or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Commelina Communis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Commelina communis.
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.
- 2COMMELINA COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COMMELINA COMMUNIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COMMELINA%20COMMUNIS%20EXTRACT