How we scored it
Extract of cultured plant meristem cells; biomass and metabolites are entirely gardenia-plant derived; 1.0 as a botanical extract.
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
Grown by culturing meristem (growth-point) cells of Gardenia jasminoides in a bioreactor, then extracting the cell biomass. The carbon source is plant-derived throughout.
In plain English
An extract from lab-grown stem cells taken from the gardenia plant's growing tips, used to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Gardenia Jasminoides Meristem Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the meristem cells of Gardenia jasminoides, Rubiaceae.
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.
- 2GARDENIA JASMINOIDES MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GARDENIA JASMINOIDES MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GARDENIA%20JASMINOIDES%20MERISTEM%20CELL%20CULTURE%20EXTRACT