How we scored it
Extract of beech tree seeds; whole botanical fragment, no synthetic step. 1.0.
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 seeds (beechnuts) of the European beech, Fagus sylvatica. No alternative petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
An extract from beech tree seeds used to condition skin. It's made simply by extracting beechnuts.
CosIng definition: Fagus Sylvatica Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Beech, Fagus sylvatica L., Fagaceae
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.
- 2FAGUS SYLVATICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FAGUS SYLVATICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FAGUS%20SYLVATICA%20SEED%20EXTRACT