How we scored it
Botanical seed extract, whole-plant material → 1.0 by 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
Obtained by solvent or oil extraction of Daucus carota (carrot) seeds. Single, consistent botanical route.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract made from carrot seeds. Used in creams and lotions as an emollient, it is a whole-plant extract with no synthetic processing beyond extraction.
CosIng definition: Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the carrot, Daucus carota L. var. sativa, Umbelliferae
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 SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA SEED 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%20SEED%20EXTRACT