How we scored it
Botanical root/rhizome extract (pale coneflower); extracts = 1.0 per this site's method.
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
Produced by extracting the roots and rhizomes of Echinacea pallida with solvent or water. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of pale coneflower root, used to moisturise and condition skin. Made by extracting the dried root and rhizome material directly.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Pallida Extract is an extract of the rhizome and roots of the Coneflower, Echinacea pallida, 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 PALLIDA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA PALLIDA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ECHINACEA%20PALLIDA%20EXTRACT