How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; this site's convention: botanical extracts = 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 watercress plant (Nasturtium officinale) by aqueous or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from watercress, used to condition skin and add a light natural scent. Watercress is a leafy aquatic vegetable, and the whole plant is extracted for use in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Nasturtium Officinale Extract is an extract of the whole plant of the Watercress, Nasturtium officinale, Brassicaceae
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.
- 2NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NASTURTIUM%20OFFICINALE%20EXTRACT