How we scored it
Whole botanical extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 1.0, no fragment split needed.
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 extracting the horehound herb (Marrubium vulgare) with water or a hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of horehound herb, used to condition and soothe skin. Made by extracting the herb.
CosIng definition: Marrubium Vulgare Extract is an extract of the herb of the Horehound, Marrubium vulgare L., Labiatae
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.
- 2MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MARRUBIUM%20VULGARE%20EXTRACT