How we scored it
Whole botanical root extract; this site's convention rates botanical extracts 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
Obtained by extraction of the roots of Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved coneflower), a traditional herbal plant. Entirely plant-derived.
In plain English
An extract of the roots of narrow-leaved coneflower, a traditional herbal plant. Used to soothe and condition skin and as a moisturising ingredient.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Angustifolia Extract is an extract of the roots of the Coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, Compositae
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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA 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%20EXTRACT