How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; entirely botanical material.
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 water hyacinth plant, an aquatic species harvested for extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract made from the whole water hyacinth, an aquatic plant. Used for skin conditioning in cosmetics, it is derived entirely from this fast-growing freshwater plant.
CosIng definition: Eichhornia Crassipes Extract is an extract of the whole plant Eichhornia Crassipes, Pontederiaceae
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.
- 2EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EICHHORNIA%20CRASSIPES%20EXTRACT