How we scored it
Botanical extract (n = 1): caffeoylquinic acids, flavonoids, sugars and minerals all plant-derived; no synthetic fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is solvent extraction (water, glycerin or ethanol-water) of artichoke flower buds; the solvent is not part of the INCI ingredient. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of artichoke flower buds, used to condition skin. It carries the buds' natural plant compounds, such as caffeoylquinic acids, flavonoids and sugars, drawn out with a solvent and entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke) Bud Extract is the extract of the buds of Cynara scolymus, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2CYNARA SCOLYMUS BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYNARA SCOLYMUS BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYNARA%20SCOLYMUS%20BUD%20EXTRACT