How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by this site's method rule regardless of extraction solvent used.
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 Gentiana scabra plant, typically by water or glycol extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from Gentiana scabra (a gentian flower) used to soften and hydrate skin. It is made by extracting compounds directly from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Gentiana Scabra Extract is the extract of the whole plant Gentiana scabra, 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 SCABRA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GENTIANA SCABRA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GENTIANA%20SCABRA%20EXTRACT