Database/Hair Conditioning/Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extract obtained directly from Echinacea angustifolia roots by natural extraction.

INCI nameEchinacea Angustifolia Root Extract
CAS84696-11-7
FunctionHair Conditioning · Nail Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of narrow-leaf coneflower (Echinacea…

How we scored it

Plant root extract; botanical extract category → 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

Extracted from the roots of narrow-leaf coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia). No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from coneflower root, a plant popular in herbal remedies. It's used in cosmetics to condition skin, hair and nails.

CosIng definition: Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the Coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia, Asteraceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT