How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; this site's convention = 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 bee balm plant (Monarda didyma). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the whole bee balm (Monarda didyma) plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Monarda Didyma Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Monarda didyma.
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.
- 2MONARDA DIDYMA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MONARDA DIDYMA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MONARDA%20DIDYMA%20EXTRACT