How we scored it
Extract of orchid stems; whole botanical extract, natural origin per this site's convention regardless of extraction solvent.
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 stems of the noble dendrobium orchid, Dendrobium nobile. A skin-conditioning botanical with no synthetic counterpart.
In plain English
An extract from the stems of a noble dendrobium orchid, used to condition and soothe skin. It is a plant-derived ingredient with no synthetic version.
CosIng definition: Dendrobium Nobile Stem Extract is the extract of the stems of Dendrobium nobile, Orchidaceae .
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.
- 2DENDROBIUM NOBILE STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DENDROBIUM NOBILE STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DENDROBIUM%20NOBILE%20STEM%20EXTRACT