How we scored it
Extract of Echinacea plant callus-culture tissue; whole botanical biomass, no synthetic step. 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
Produced by extracting lab-cultured callus cells derived from Echinacea purpurea tissue. Still fully plant-derived despite the cell-culture method.
In plain English
An extract from Echinacea plant cells grown in culture, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner. It's grown in a lab but remains entirely plant-based.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Purpurea Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Echinacea purpurea, 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 PURPUREA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA PURPUREA CALLUS 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%20PURPUREA%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT