How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; mucilage/mineral mass entirely botanical = 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 whole Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (ice plant) via water extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract of the ice plant, a succulent that stores water in its leaves, used as a natural humectant. It's made by extracting the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L., Aizoaceae
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.
- 2MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MESEMBRYANTHEMUM%20CRYSTALLINUM%20EXTRACT