Database/Fragrance/Lithospermum Officinale Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lithospermum Officinale Extract natural?

Yes. Entire extract is plant material from Lithospermum officinale; no synthetic fragment is present.

INCI nameLithospermum Officinale Extract
CAS90063-58-4
FunctionFragrance · Skin Protecting
FeedstockObtained by solvent extraction of the whole Gromwell…

How we scored it

Whole-plant Gromwell extract; fully botanical, no synthetic fragment.
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

Obtained by solvent extraction of the whole Gromwell plant. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant extract from Gromwell, used for fragrance and to help protect skin in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Lithospermum Officinale Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Gromwell, Lithospermum officinale L., Boraginaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2LITHOSPERMUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LITHOSPERMUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LITHOSPERMUM%20OFFICINALE%20EXTRACT