How we scored it
Whole-plant extract (gentian); natural 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
Extracted from the whole gentian plant, typically by water or alcohol extraction.
In plain English
An extract from gentian, a bitter alpine plant, used as a skin conditioner. It comes from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Gentiana Lutea Extract is the extract of the whole plant Gentiana lutea, Gentianaceae.
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.
- 2GENTIANA LUTEA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GENTIANA LUTEA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GENTIANA%20LUTEA%20EXTRACT