How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; convention rates extracts at 1.0.
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 flowers of Helichrysum italicum (everlasting/curry plant). No petrochemical alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the everlasting flower, used for its soothing, skin-calming properties and light fragrance. Produced by extracting the flowers, a wholly plant-based process.
CosIng definition: Helichrysum Italicum Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Everlasting, Helichrysum italicum, Compositae
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.
- 2HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HELICHRYSUM ITALICUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HELICHRYSUM%20ITALICUM%20EXTRACT