How we scored it
CosIng describes an extract of ginkgo seeds = botanical extract, 1.0. Attached formula/IUPAC (a nitro-phenyltetrazole-sulfanylbenzoic acid ammonium salt, MW 405) is an unrelated synthetic compound, almost certainly a mismatched record; description trusted.
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 (nuts) of the Ginkgo biloba tree using water or solvent. The linked molecular formula describes an unrelated synthetic chemical, not this extract.
In plain English
An extract from ginkgo tree seeds, used to condition hair and skin. Made by extracting the seeds with water or solvent.
CosIng definition: Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract is an extract of the seeds of Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgoaceae
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.
- 2GINKGO BILOBA NUT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GINKGO BILOBA NUT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GINKGO%20BILOBA%20NUT%20EXTRACT