How we scored it
Seed extract, wholly botanical.
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 seeds of cucumber, Cucumis sativus. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from cucumber seeds. It's made directly from the seeds of the cucumber plant.
CosIng definition: Cucumis Sativus Seed Extract is an extract of the seed of the Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L., Cucurbitaceae
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.
- 2CUCUMIS SATIVUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUCUMIS SATIVUS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUCUMIS%20SATIVUS%20SEED%20EXTRACT