How we scored it
Whole-plant botanical extract, natural by convention. 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 whole Echinacea purpurea plant using water or water-alcohol extraction. No alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract of the whole coneflower plant. Used in skincare for its moisturising and toning properties.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Purpurea Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea (L.), 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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA PURPUREA 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%20EXTRACT