How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of rock samphire; natural per convention.
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 Crithmum maritimum (rock samphire) plant, typically by water or glycol extraction.
In plain English
An extract from rock samphire, a coastal plant, used to condition skin. It's drawn from the whole plant with no synthetic equivalent.
CosIng definition: Crithmum Maritimum Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Rock Fennel, Crithmum maritimum L., Apiaceae
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.
- 2CRITHMUM MARITIMUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CRITHMUM MARITIMUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CRITHMUM%20MARITIMUM%20EXTRACT