Database/Moisturising/Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract natural?

Yes. Water/hydro-glycolic extract of Echinacea purpurea root is entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameEchinacea Purpurea Root Extract
CAS90028-20-9
FunctionMoisturising · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted directly from Echinacea purpurea roots, typically by…

How we scored it

Whole botanical root extract; no synthetic fragments introduced.
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 directly from Echinacea purpurea roots, typically by water or hydro-glycolic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A soothing extract from coneflower root, used to condition and moisturise skin. It comes straight from the plant's roots via a simple water or solvent extraction.

CosIng definition: Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea (L.), 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 PURPUREA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ECHINACEA PURPUREA 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%20PURPUREA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT