How we scored it
Extract of carrot callus cell-culture tissue; whole botanical biomass, no synthetic step. 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
Produced by extracting lab-cultured callus cells grown from carrot (Daucus carota) tissue. Still fully plant-derived despite the cell-culture method.
In plain English
An extract from carrot plant cells grown in culture, used to condition skin. It comes from carrot tissue grown in a lab but is still entirely plant-based.
CosIng definition: Daucus Carota Sativa Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus cells of the carrot, Daucus carota 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.
- 2DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DAUCUS%20CAROTA%20SATIVA%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT