How we scored it
Whole-plant extract of giant horsetail; natural botanical extraction, solvent leaves no residue.
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 plant of giant horsetail, Equisetum giganteum, native to South America. Extraction is a physical process that leaves no petrochemical residue.
In plain English
A plant extract made from giant horsetail. Used in skincare for its conditioning properties. Extracted from the whole plant with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Equisetum Giganteum Extract is an extract of the whole plant Equisetum giganteum L., Equisetum
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.
- 2EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EQUISETUM%20GIGANTEUM%20EXTRACT