How we scored it
Extract of cultured plant cells (n = 1); medium sucrose and minerals are natural, trace growth regulators leave no meaningful mass. 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 biotechnological suspension culture of coneflower cells on a sucrose-based medium, followed by extraction of the cells. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of narrow-leaved coneflower cells grown in suspension in a laboratory, used as an antioxidant and skin protectant. The cells are fed a sugar-based nutrient liquid, and the extract holds their natural plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Angustifolia Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a plant cell culture suspension of the Coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, 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.
- 2ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ECHINACEA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20CELL%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT