How we scored it
Extract of cultured plant tissue (n = 1); medium sucrose and minerals are natural, trace growth regulators leave no meaningful mass. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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 route is biotechnological callus culture of crowberry on a sucrose-based medium, followed by extraction of the cells. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) tissue grown in a laboratory as a callus culture, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner. The tissue grows on a sugar-based nutrient medium, and the extract holds its natural plant compounds.
CosIng definition: Empetrum Nigrum Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Empetrum nigrum, Empetraceae
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.
- 2EMPETRUM NIGRUM CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EMPETRUM NIGRUM 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=EMPETRUM%20NIGRUM%20CALLUS%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT