How we scored it
Extract of whole sea buckthorn plant; all constituents plant-derived (n=1); solvent leaves no mass. 1 / 1 = 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
Cultivated or wild-harvested sea buckthorn plant material is extracted with water, alcohol or a glycol and concentrated. No synthetic route exists; any carrier solvent is declared separately on the INCI.
In plain English
An extract of the whole sea buckthorn plant, used in skincare for its skin-conditioning role and as a fragrance component. It is made by steeping the plant in a solvent and concentrating the liquid.
CosIng definition: Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae
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.
- 2HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HIPPOPHAE%20RHAMNOIDES%20EXTRACT