How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract: alkamides, caffeic acid derivatives and polysaccharides are plant-derived, all n=1, so 1.0. Extraction solvents leave no mass in the ingredient.
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
Echinacea angustifolia leaves are extracted with a solvent (commonly water, glycerin or ethanol) and filtered. No synthetic route exists for the extract itself.
In plain English
An extract of the leaves of narrow-leaved coneflower, used as a moisturising and skin-conditioning ingredient. The plant compounds are drawn out of the leaves with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Angustifolia Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaf 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT