How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract; convention rates extracts at 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
Extracted from the whole plant of Cynara scolymus (artichoke). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the artichoke plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. Produced by extracting the whole plant with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Cynara Scolymus Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cynara scolymus
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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYNARA SCOLYMUS 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%20EXTRACT