How we scored it
Plant extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the named ingredient. 1.00.
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
Dominant feedstock is the flowers, leaves and stems of cultivated Echinacea purpurea, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol-water and filtered. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), a daisy-family plant native to North America. It is used for skin conditioning in creams and lotions. Made by extracting the plant material with water, alcohol or a glycol, then filtering.
CosIng definition: Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of 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 FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM 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%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT