How we scored it
Whole herb extract; 100% plant-derived, nothing to subtract.
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
Produced by extraction of Geum urbanum (wood avens) herb. No synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract from wood avens herb, used to condition and protect skin. Made by extracting compounds from the plant.
CosIng definition: Geum Urbanum Extract is an extract of the herb of the Wood Avens, Geum urbanum L., Rosaceae
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.
- 2GEUM URBANUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GEUM URBANUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GEUM%20URBANUM%20EXTRACT